Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
Volume 2 Issue 1/ January 2014
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Explore: Ranger talk series
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VIDEO OF THE MONTH
Along the Blackstone Episode 72:
"We Walk! Labor Struggles in
the Blackstone Valley"
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The change from an agricultural-based society to an industrial society is a dramatic transition with huge implications for all. The start of America's journey towards industrialization was a learning experience for both mill owner, factory manager and for the workers. 
News
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Bikeway Project Update
Get on the bikeway

To kick off the new year, we have made some changes to the bike path updates. The focus now is on what you will see along the way, starting with the Blackstone Valley Visitor Centers. These visitor centers have a tremendous variety of information, and can give you access to the natural and built environments that make our Blackstone Heritage Corridor so wonderful. We will continue to build on this approach, adding information about fantastic parks, historic structures and interpretive signage. 
NEWS
Woonsocket Wins Neighborhood Planning Award
 
blackstone corridor The city of Woonsocket received the 2013 Award for Outstanding Neighborhood Planning from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning Association. This award recognizes a municipality with a neighborhood plan, program, or design that demonstrates innovative planning principles and measures that create sustainable neighborhoods that have long lasting value. While working on the steering committee of the Woonsocket Main Street Livability Plan project, staff from both the National Park Service and the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (a non-profit organization) have been actively helping to introduce and preserve the heritage landscape in the city's downtown planning efforts.

"We strive to be an active partner to the city of Woonsocket," says Megan DiPrete, community planner with the Blackstone Heritage Corridor. "This is a great example of the projects with which we are involved, providing value to local communities and to the entire Corridor."  
EXPLORE 
Ranger Talk Series at the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket, RI
 
Museum of Work and Culture
Museum of Work and Culture
On Sunday, January 12, 2014, the Museum of Work & Culture at 42 South Main Street, kicked off the 17th season of the Ranger Day Lecture series. Begun in 1998, the program consists of a series of six lectures and presentations from January through March, sponsored by the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in cooperation with the Rhode Island Historical Society. 
 
The next lecture is on February 9 - Norman Desmarais, George Washington's Ghost Army
 

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The success of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor has always been due, in large part, to public support and active participation by the people and communities of the Blackstone Valley.
 
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For more than 25 years, the people of the valley have shared in rediscovering their roots, their heritage and their common identity. They have supported the Corridor by speaking or writing to their elected officials, by showing up at public events, and by participating in numerous projects and programs.


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About the Blackstone Heritage Corridor 
Congress established the National Heritage Corridor in 1986 to restore and preserve the nationally significant heritage of the Blackstone River Valley, where the industrialization of America began. It has become a successful program of partnerships between federal, state and local government agencies, as well as nongovernment organizations pooling their resources and pursuing a common agenda of preservation and revitalization. 
 
Ongoing Corridor programs and projects include historic preservation, river cleanup, land conservation and stewardship, visitor centers, ranger walks, programs with schools, recreational programs and events, support for arts and cultural events, training for partners and volunteers and assistance to towns trying to preserve their heritage while also improving the local and regional economy.