Mill Worker Talk: Amoskeag Textile Workers
Robert B. Perreault discusses daily life of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company textile workers; free admission and refreshments.
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Wednesday, August 5 · 7:00 PM
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Canaan Meetinghouse, Canaan NH
465 Canaan Street · see on map · all Canaan events
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As posted — Aug 5
Subject: Canaan Meetinghouse: Mill Worker Talk Wednesday Aug 5
Putting Human Faces on the Textile Industry: The Workers of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company by Robert B. Perreault of Saint Anselm College Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 7 PM Meetinghouse, 465 Canaan Street, Canaan, NH Daily life for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company's textile worker was not easy. Robert Perreault sheds light on how people from a variety of European countries as well as from French Canada made the transition from an agrarian to an industrial society and how that change affected families, cultures, the nature of work, and relationships among workers themselves. Sponsored by Canaan Historical Society In partnership with Canaan Town Library and NH Humanities. Admission free & Light refreshments
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