Happenings at the Hall:
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Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with a Concert by Magpie
Saturday, August 31 at 7:00 pm Buy ticket NOW!
Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with a concert by Magpie, a duo featuring Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner, who sing songs of the working class, justice, and the environment, combined with songs of romance and relationships. Read more → -
Special Film Show -“One Town at a Time” – a Vermont Tradition
Sunday, September 8 at 7:00 pm
How well do you know the state of Vermont?
For 65 years the 251 Club has challenged "the native born and those born elsewhere but with Vermont in them" to visit every town in the state—all 251 towns. After all those decades, the monumental endeavor has been memorialized in a film by director Mike Leonard, who not only talked the talk, but walked the walk—twice! Read more →
News:
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Rise Up Bakery gets its own Baker—Jim Haas
The historic Union Cooperative Store bakery building is now completely restored and equipped with a… → -
“If Stone Could Speak” – Vermont PBS Broadcast
February 28, 2019 at 7:00 pm, is the first Vermont PBS broadcast of the documentary… → -
Scott Skinner Dies — Former Board Member and Volunteer
Scott Skinner, former board member and long time Barre Historical Society volunteer died on December… →
History:
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Barre, the Socialist Labor Party Hall, and the Lawrence Strike of 1912
The Lawrence ("Bread and Roses") textile strike was one of the most important labor disputes in American history. This is the story of the part played by Barre and the Old Labor Hall in its success.
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Check out the Old Labor Hall YouTube channel for video excerpts from events at the Hall. Below are the most recent additions: