Family Ties & Industrial Bonds: The Partnership of Brown, Almy, and Slater

Join the Carpenter Museum and National Park Service Ranger / public historian Allison Horrocks on June 24th at 6:30pm for our next program. Explore the early New England history of industrialization and textile mills. When Samuel Slater arrived in Rhode Island in January of 1790, few would have guessed that he was primed for success in the new United States. Yet, by the end of his life in 1835, Slater was obscenely wealthy, and his name was inextricably linked to the origins of American industry. This was due, in part, to his association with the Browns of Providence. During this lecture Allison Horrocks will explore the connections between Moses Brown, William Almy, and Samuel Slater. These men were among the early partners who provided ideas, financing, and labor that launched the American Industrial Revolution. This event is part of our 2026 program series exploring textile history in connection with the Carpenter Museums newest exhibit Woven Histories: The Art and Labor of Early American Textiles. This event is free and open to the public.