Armed Forces Day
The Old Colony History Museum is proud to be a 2025 Blue Star Museum! Blue Star Museums is a free admission program for active military and their families from Armed Forces Day (May 17, 2025) through Labor Day (September 1, 2025)
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Free Family Day!
Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MAJoin us for a fun and free day once a month at the Old Colony History Museum, where everyone is welcome to explore Southeastern Massachusetts’ rich history! A 30-minute complimentary guided highlight tour of the museum is offered at noon, and an interactive family activity takes place at 2pm. No registration required. Admission and activities [...]
Echoes from the Wetu: Remembering 1675
Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MABring your family and step inside the Old Colony History Museum’s wetu replica! Discover how the Wampanoag People lived in the 1600s and learn about the events that led to King Philip’s War. This year marks the 350th anniversary of the deadliest war in New England, fought between the Wampanoag People, and surrounding tribes, and [...]
Member Evening: Researching Roseland
Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MAJoin your fellow OCHM Members for a special evening edition of Member Morning with OCHM member and author Keith Crochiere. This exclusive hour features a behind-the-scenes look at research conducted at the OCHM for Keith’s 2024 publication Roseland Dance Pavilion: One Hundred Years. Uncover how a simple desire to “learn more” led to a multi-year [...]
Taunton on Atlascope: Learning from Historic Maps
Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MANow that Taunton’s 1881 atlas has been digitized, let’s explore how to fully access this exciting new resource! Join the staff of the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library as they focus on what Atlascope is, how to use their 140+ atlas layers across Massachusetts, and the types of [...]
Plain Cemetery Tour
Plain Cemetery Washington Street, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA, USCalling all taphophiles! Join the Old Colony History Museum’s Dr. Bill Hanna for a guided walk through one of Taunton’s oldest cemeteries. In Plain Cemetery rest many historic luminaries such as Elizabeth Pole, Major General David Cobb, Francis Baylies, and more! Tours are approximately one hour; light rain or shine. We encourage appropriate footwear for [...]
Free – $10
Beer with Bronson
Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MAJoin Curator of Collections Bronson Michaud for a pint (or root beer) and some fun history! For one night only, Bronson selects a group of 12-18 objects from our collection that you would otherwise not see on exhibit. When displayed together, the stories that emerge from these objects are highly entertaining and educational! We are [...]
Free – $10
