Carved From Stone Legacy Of A Granite Town

Legacy of a granite town will be screened at westerly library on tuesday january 13th at 6 p m.

Carved from stone legacy of a granite town.

Illustrating the work of carvers and the history of the industry from westerly to the battlefield of gettysburg pennsylvania and new york s woodlawn s legacy the documentary shows granite s enduring reach. It is written and produced by betty jo cugini greene of weathervane communications with videographer editor jim karpeichik of ocean state video. Rhode island pbs proudly premieres carved from stone. From the granite quarries of westerly rhode.

On rhode island pbs. The film chronicles the processes products people and legacy of the granite industry in westerly rhode island. Written and produced by westerly resident betty jo cugini with director of photography and editor jim karpeichik carved from stone. Woodlawn cemetery in new york boasts more than 30 pieces made of westerly granite.

Westerly the new documentary carved from stone. More than 70 monuments in gettysburg were built of westerly granite. Legacy of a granite town at 9 p m. On wednesday december 3.

On directv the granite industry thrives in westerly r i from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Carved from stone which was written and produced by betty jo cugini is airing wednesday december 3 at 9 p m. The legacy of these quarrymen stonecutters and related workers and artists survives in the landscape in family stories and ephemera passed down through generations and in books and exhibitions by scholars and local historians who share a personal interest in chronicling the golden age of granite in westerly. Legacy of a granite town is based on the book built from stone.

Carved from stone legacy of a granite town showcases the people processed and products of the westerly granite industry. Beginning in the mid 19th century they came from ireland scotland italy finland and other european countries to carve a living out of westerly granite.