The collection includes materials relating to the Barre Ethnic Heritage Festivals of 1978 through 1982, and 1984. Most of the materials are programs and news clippings relating to each festival. Photographs and negatives from a few of the festivals are also included. The festivals focused on the history of many of the immigrant groups that settled in Barre, primarily as granite workers, including Scottish, Irish, Italian, French Canadian, German, and Polish immigration to Barre, Vermont. Dated items range from 1978 through 1984.
