Barre's Old Labor Hall

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If Stone Could Speak

Thousands of stonecutters emigrated from northern Italy to Barre, Vermont, "Granite Capital of the World."  This documentary follows the artisans and families from quarries, workshops, and schools in Italy to granite carving sheds in New England.  The show portrays the immigrants' distinctive community in America and their continued ties with their native regions.  It chronicles the magnificent monuments of these master carvers, as well as their life and death struggle with silicosis.  The story advances to the present, as stonecutter families continue to move between the two countries and seek tgheir own identities, choosing what to keep and what to cut away from their Italian and American legacies.  If Stone Could Speak - DVD is available from the Barre Historical Society.

The Old Labor Hall is supported by donations and rental fees.

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Barre Historical Soceity

P.O. Box 496

Barre, Vermont 05641

Call Chet Briggs, President, for more information:

802-456-7456