Celebrate the 250th anniversary of raising Taunton’s Liberty & Union flag! Festivities start at Taunton City Hall with a community aerial photo! After a brief ceremony and flag raising with musket firing, all are invited to take part in a free aerial photo in the shape of the numbers 2-5-0. Email [email protected] to let us know [...]
Join your fellow Members for mid-morning refreshments and discover all the exciting things taking place at the Old Colony History Museum! This exclusive hour, which is closed to the public, gives you the opportunity to spend time with the exhibitions, chat with staff, learn about upcoming programs and events, and, for December, take part in [...]
Join the OCHM for a live reading of Dickens' classic tale in the heart of the Christmas City! Warm yourself with good cheer and sip hot cocoa as OCHM volunteers, board members, and friends gather together to read Charles Dickens' holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol” in our decked out first-floor gallery space. Doors open at [...]
Introducing a brand-new resource from the Old Colony History Museum – the Reed & Barton Virtual Archive! Facilitated by design historian and former RISD professor Matthew Bird, this project is the OCHM’s vision to create a centralized virtual archive, linking existing information about the prominent silver manufacturer, making it known and available for research, education, [...]
When an object, crucial to the Old Colony’s story in the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, is requested for a long-term loan to the National Museum of the US Army (NMUSA), what is a museum to do? Hire renowned Historical Costumer Henry Cooke to create a replica to hold its place until its return! [...]
