If you are in Woonsocket, many of these books are also available in the Gift Shop at the Museum of Work and Culture . Buy this book from With over 200 pictures, local author Robert Bellerose presents a pictorial history of Woonsocket's rise from a sleepy farming community to one of the country's great industrial centers.
Rare pictures bring to life the people, places and events which shaped the city.
Experience the bustle of Main Street , see a show at the Stadium Theatre or take a train from Depot Square . This book will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Woonsocket's history. Erastus Richardson Buy this book from This early history of Woonsocket was written by historian Erastus Richardson for the 1876 Centennial Celebration. Mr. Richardson resided at 157-159 Carrington Avenue and worked as the bookkeeper at the Lippitt Woolen Company on Main Street. He provides a wonderful, often humorous look at eighteenth and nineteenth century Woonsocket.