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Potters Field Cemetery Tour (Mayflower Hill Free Ground)

Mayflower Hill Cemetery 235 Broadway, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA

Calling all taphophiles! Join the Old Colony History Museum’s Dr. Bill Hanna for a guided walk through one of Taunton’s largest cemeteries. Within Mayflower Hill Cemetery, we'll explore the grave markers and select stones that note the burials of Taunton's “potters,” or paupers, and share their stories. Tours are approximately one hour; light rain or [...]

Free – $10

Free Family Day!

Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA

Join 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. Free Family Days [...]

Phillips-Gilbert Cemetery Tour

Phillips-Gilbert Cemetery Pratt Street at Berkley Street, Taunton, MA, United States

Calling all taphophiles! Join the Old Colony History Museum’s Dr. Bill Hanna for a guided walk through two of Taunton’s oldest cemeteries. These adjacent burying grounds date back to the 1700s and feature stories of local sea captains, soldiers, and enslaved people. Tours are approximately one hour; light rain or shine. We encourage appropriate footwear [...]

Free – $10

Free Family Day!

Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA

Join 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. Free Family Days [...]

Labor Day

Thank you for supporting, the Old Colony History Museum. We are proud to be a 2025 Blue Star Museum! Blue Star Museums is a free admission program for active military and their families. The program runs from Armed Forces Day (May 17, 2025) and officially ends on Labor Day (September 1, 2025).

Member Morning

Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA

Take advantage of your membership and attend one, or all, of our Member-Only Events! RSVP required for this member-only event. Refreshments supplied by our friends at Trucchi’s Supermarkets.

Free Family Day!

Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA

Join 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. Free Family Days [...]

Liberty & Union Day 2025

Old Colony History Museum 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780, Taunton, MA

Celebrate the 251st anniversary of raising Taunton’s Liberty & Union flag! Each fall, Taunton's Liberty and Union Day commemorates the events of October 1774, when our community became one of the first in the American colonies to raise a flag in opposition to British rule. That flag - the "Liberty and Union" flag - flies [...]

66 Church Green
Taunton, Massachusetts 02780
Open Tuesday – Saturday
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
info@oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org
508-822-1622
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