Your Support Makes a Difference!

Every gift to the museum provides the critical funding necessary to ensure that our programs, exhibits, celebrations, and field trips remain accessible and available to all those in the Greater Taunton community. As an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we rely on our generous donors to make these events happen.

We hope you’ll consider a tax-deductible gift towards the OCHM. If you need any additional information or documentation to process a gift, please call us at 508-822-1622 and a staff member will be happy to assist you. We appreciate your support!

Donate to the General Fund

Can you still remember the moment you fell in love with history? Was it a visit to a national monument or battlefield? Seeing a photo or an object you couldn’t believe was real? Did a teacher or tour guide tell you a story that captured your imagination and has never let go? At the OCHM, we are creating a space to preserve the past, inspire the future, and connect with the next generation. Donate the General Fund and your unrestricted gift will immediately be put to work helping to instill that love of history in the next generation.

Other Ways to Support

Donating to the Collection?

Old Colony History Museum’s (OCHM) collection of nearly 10,000 objects, 500 linear feet of archival material, and thousands of photographs has grown through the generosity and support of individuals and organizations that have donated items to it since the organization’s founding in 1853.

The staff at the OCHM has to weigh every object we consider acquiring carefully to ensure we can properly care for the item for the foreseeable future and that the object will allow us to interpret the region’s history in some meaningful way for the communities and various constituencies that we serve. Due to storage considerations, and a current backlog of cataloging, we are unable to accept most items offered for donation. We are always happy to review your items and are always interested in seeing new things! Please note that federal law prohibits all museums from providing valuations on any items and you would need to contact a certified appraiser for that information.

If you have an item you would like us to review for donation please contact us at [email protected], by phone at 508.822.1622, to learn more about our collecting process.