How to Use Passport to History This virtual passport grants free admission for up to four people for their first visit to 4 local participating museums, as well as explore 10 sites with public historic markers, from June 2025 through September 2025. Visitors must show the front desk the virtual Passport (on a device or printed out) to [...]
MEDIA CONTACT: Katie MacDonald OCHM – Executive Director 66 Church Green – Taunton MA 02780 (508) 822-1622 • [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Old Colony History Museum Launches Reed & Barton Virtual Archive, Bringing Taunton’s Silver Legacy to the Digital Age [Taunton, MA] – February 11, 2025 – The Old Colony History Museum (OCHM) [...]
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TAUNTON, MA—The Old Colony History Museum, a leading cultural institution dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the Old Colony region of Massachusetts, is delighted to announce the appointment of two new staff members who will contribute to the museum's continued growth and success. Laura Hay joins the Old Colony History Museum as [...]
Late summer is typically the start of harvest season for the earliest crops, but this year the weather was so odd in July that we seem to be a little behind. As we start to harvest (and eat!) we'll keep adding to this post to share how our crops are looking as we harvest [...]
Aren’t these gorgeous! But, first a little science. Beyond some swaying in the wind, a plant generally doesn’t move during its lifetime. And while this allows it to stay put to enjoy the soil, sun, and water they need to grow, [...]
In previous blog posts, we took a look that the two crops we planted in the OCHM Garden that were successfully introduced to the region early: onions and potatoes. In this update, we are dealing with two more crops planted in the garden that were introduced later on: tomatoes and cucumbers. [...]
Archaeological evidence suggests that vegetable farming in New England dates back more than one thousand years. Three plants, known as the Three Sisters, were grown together by Native Americans: corn, beans, and squash. The term three sisters come from the way in which these three crops have a symbiotic relationship in their growth: [...]
Potatoes are one of the more versatile foods that we eat and one of the earliest-introduced crops of the Old Colony region, which is how they found their way into the OCHM garden. Originally from Peru, the first potatoes grown in New England arrived on ships from Ireland. Those ships' passengers settled in [...]
We’re talking about beginnings in this post and wanted to share a little more about the beginnings of our project. For the past few summers, we have had a homemade mini-golf course on our front lawn. It was fun, eye-catching, and a low-key way to introduce people to the museum. We used [...]
