Happenings at the Hall:
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Bakery Open—Fresh Bread for You at Last!
How can bread be both fresh and historic? If you buy it directly from the "Rise Up Bakery" window at the historic Union Cooperative Store bakery building—now restored as a modern wood fired bakery.
You can now purchase bread right from the wood fired oven on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 12:30 to 3:30.
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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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Action, Camera!
Check out the Old Labor Hall YouTube channel for video excerpts from events at the Hall. Below are the most recent additions: