

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: HYBRID VALLEY TALK: Moving Images: The Bicentennial in Motion with Dr. Morgan Grefe
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Again this year, all Valley Talks will be presented in a hybrid format, meaning guests have the option to attend the presentation in person at the Museum or virtually through Zoom. In checkout, make sure to select the correct ticketing option that reflects how you would like to attend the presentation.

The Museum of Work &amp; Culture, a Rhode Island Historical Society Museum, will host its annual Valley Talks series featuring six free lectures celebrating the Blackstone Valley’s history, continuing Sunday, February 8 at 1:30 pm.

Folks may know that the Rhode Island Historical Society has an amazing collection of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and objects, but did you know it has more than 9 million feet of film? The Moving Image and Audio Collection includes news footage, B-roll, and even home movies. Join RIHS Executive Director C. Morgan Grefe as she shares collection clips from 1976 and hear and see how Rhode Island marked the Bicentennial throughout the state.

The Museum’s 2026 Valley Talks series is presented by the Museum of Work &amp; Culture Preservation Foundation and the RI AFL-CIO.

Guests are encouraged to register here.

2026 Valley Talks Schedule: 

Sunday, January 11, 1:30 pm – Looking Back 50 Years: 1976 and the Bicentennial Celebration in Woonsocket

Sunday, January 25, 1:30 p.m. – Remembering Through Resilience and Grief with Vimala Phongsavanh

Sunday, February 8, 1:30 p.m. – Moving Images: The Bicentennial in Motion with Dr. Morgan Grefe

Sunday, February 22, 1:30 p.m. – Nathanael Greene – Forgotten Hero of the American Revolution with Paul Bourget

Sunday, March 8, 1:30 p.m. – Rewoven: The Rise, Fall, and Future of American Textiles with artist Deborah Baronas

Sunday, March 22, 1:30 p.m. – Disparate Regimes of Citizenship Rights and Rhode Island History with author Brendan Shanahan
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- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Woonsocket
- **state**: RI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 42 S Main Street, Woonsocket, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02895
- **lat**: 41.9992
- **long**: -71.51621
- **full address**: 42 S Main Street, Woonsocket, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02895

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- **organizer**: Museum of Work and Culture (https://allevents.in/org/museum-of-work-and-culture/20167342)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 42 S Main Street, Woonsocket, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02895
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Museum of Work and Culture
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, entertainment, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about HYBRID VALLEY TALK: Moving Images: The Bicentennial in Motion with Dr. Morgan Grefe ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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