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Sat.
June 13th
2 PM
Second Saturdays at AAIM — The Making of the Museum
As the Attleboro Area Industrial Museum rounds the corner on 51 remarkable years, we’re taking a step back to share the full story. Learn about the history of the organization, where we came from, the visionaries who founded us, the mission that has guided us, and the exciting road ahead. This event also marks a special opportunity to bring our 50th Anniversary Campaign across the finish line. We’re just $12,000 away from our goal and every gift, large or small, moves us closer. Details on how to contribute and be a part of the next fifty years will be shared at the event.
Light refreshments will be served. Bring your family, bring your friends, and come ready to be proud of what this community has built together.
This event is free and open to the public.
Questions? Email director@industrialmuseum.com or call (508) 222-3918.
Sat.
July 25th
2 PM
The Railroad in Song
The Railroad in Song looks at the railroad in American history through songs about the building of the railroad, heroes and hobos, infamous train wrecks, the train in music, and more.
Popular Music and Veterans is an offshoot of the “Roots of American Popular Music” program with an exploration through songs of some of the experiences and sacrifices of veterans throughout American history.
The program consists of songs, history, and an accompanying slideshow pertaining to some of the experiences of veterans of World War I, World War II, the Civil War and other conflicts alongside the history of popular music in America.
The new theme being developed is “U.S. History and Legends through Songs”.
This event is free and open to the public.
Questions? Email director@industrialmuseum.com or call (508) 222-3918.
Thurs.
Feb. 26th
5:00 - 7:30PM
Planting Attleboro’s Pocket Forest - Presentation
Attleboro is taking steps to reduce flood and stormwater damage and increase drought resilience by creating a “Pocket Forest” with a great diversity of tree species that will collaborate to deepen soils that absorb and hold water, many times that of a stand of a single tree species.
Volunteers are being scheduled for April 2026 to plant 500 native trees and shrubs of over forty different species in a circular plot near Capron Park Zoo and Attleboro High School.
During a reception, 5:15 to 6:00 pm, Attleboro High School students will present posters and projects that demonstrate the benefits of planting a pocket forest.
Presentations begin at 6:00pm.
Deanna Wells-Scott, AHS Marine Science Teacher, and Chris Hitchener, lead education coordinator for Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, will discuss Attleboro’s connections to the sea and the work of AHS Marine Science students.
Kirby Ruggieri, an AHS Environmental Science teacher, will discuss life in soils and how a diverse range of forty native woody plants, trees, and shrubs can be a much better carbon sponge, holding water, than a stand of just a few tree species.
John Rogan, PhD, Geography Professor, Human-Environment Regional Observatory, Clark University, will present the work of Clark Students monitoring and measuring the climate resilience of two Miyawaki pocket forests in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Rob Moir, PhD, Executive Director of the Ocean River Institute, will discuss how plant diversity, when applied using methods developed by botanist Akira Miyawaki, improves stormwater management, reduces flooding, and increases drought resilience.
The Industrial Revolution began in Attleboro in 1780 with the opening of a brass button factory. The Earth Rehydration Revolution, a grassroots environmental movement, focuses on restoring the “small water cycle” by keeping rainwater in the soil instead of letting it runoff into the ocean, which helps reduce the heat-trapping effects of water vapor in the atmosphere and cools the local climate.
It starts here in Attleboro. Come learn about the plans for a Pocket Forest in our backyard, and discover how you can make a lasting difference with a spade and a sapling.
Kelly Bergeron and AHS’s media team, “Blue Reporters,” will film the event.
Questions? Email director@industrialmuseum.com or call us at (508) 222-3918.
