Old Colony History Museum
The Old Colony History Museum is home to an extensive collection of regional objects and archives and a research library specializing in local history and genealogy. Its parent organization, the Old Colony Historical Society, was founded on May 4, 1853, making it one of New England's oldest historical societies.
The organization maintains a research library specializing in the genealogy of Southeastern Massachusetts and local history, a museum of objects associated with the history of the Taunton area, and educational programs that are open to the public.
Each autumn, the Museum holds a Liberty and Union Festival to commemorate the events of October 1774, and to celebrate the Taunton Flag. The 250th anniversary of the flag raising was observed in October 2024.
See also
- First Parish Church (Taunton, Massachusetts)
- Taunton City Hall
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts
- Plymouth Colony
References
- ^ "Liberty and Union Weekend". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ Before Old Glory, There Was the Taunton Flag (October 21, 2015). "Before Old Glory, There Was the Taunton Flag". New England Historical Society. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Liberty & Union Day - 250th Anniversary". Visit Massachusetts. Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
External links
- Old Colony History Museum (OCHM)'s website
- THE NEW OLD COLONY: Taunton's history museum gets a reboot
- 44 Things: Displays at Old Colony History Museum offer a trip back in time