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Art Week MA As part of Massachusetts’ ArtWeek we are creating a giant paint-by-number artwork! Help us paint this one-of-a-kind piece that will be displayed at Liberty & Union Festival 2020! And be sure to check out artweekma.org for all of the other great events throughout the state.

4th Annual Great Taunton Baking Competition Come celebrate our 167th birthday with the 4th annual Great Taunton Baking Competition! Taste cakes from talented Taunton-area bakers or enter the competition yourself! Enter your cake (or cupcakes!) using a favorite birthday cake recipe for judging to win a special prize and bragging rights.

Photo Scanning Day Bring in your photos taken in the Taunton area (people, events, landmarks, holidays, and more) and let us scan them for our digital collection. We'll give you back the originals and your images will become a part of OCHM’s photographic record of our community.

Photo Scanning Day Bring in your photos taken in the Taunton area (people, events, landmarks, holidays, and more) and let us scan them for our digital collection. We'll give you back the originals and your images will become a part of OCHM’s photographic record of our community.

Arts & Humanity- Join us for a friendly, inclusive afternoon of sharing of the human spirit through the arts. From our features, we’ll hear original works of poetry and some old favorites will be made new again. All are invited to simply listen and enjoy the work of these area artists and share in their vibrant, creative energy. Pre-registration is encouraged to ensure a presentation slot, please email info@oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org or call us at 508-822-1622 to get on the list.

Liberty & Union Walking Tour—BACK FOR 2020! Come walk the Liberty and Union Downtown Walking Tour! Join us for a free, one-hour guided tour of Historic Downtown Taunton. Our one-mile walking tour highlights some of the important architectural, cultural, and commercial sites between Church Green and Taunton Green. A great way to learn about the city, from its earliest days through the present, these tours are the third Saturday of every month, May through October, rain or shine.

Liberty & Union Walking Tour—BACK FOR 2020! Come walk the Liberty and Union Downtown Walking Tour! Join us for a free, one-hour guided tour of Historic Downtown Taunton. Our one-mile walking tour highlights some of the important architectural, cultural, and commercial sites between Church Green and Taunton Green. A great way to learn about the city, from its earliest days through the present, these tours are the third Saturday of every month, May through October, rain or shine.

OCHM After Hours: Beer with Bronson Grab a pour and take a tour with Curator of Collections, Bronson Michaud. Hear about the untold stories from our collection and take a peek at objects on display just for you. Regular $5 admission applies, museum members are always free.

Walking Tour of Potters Field with Dr. Hanna Location: East Britannia Street, Taunton It’s known in municipal records as the Free Ground at Mayflower Cemetery, but Tauntonians call it simply Potters Field. For 100 years, beginning in 1862, this was the last resting place assigned to the city’s poor and forgotten. As an institution, it was remarkably democratic; its 1,000 burial plots hold representatives of eight foreign countries who, before overtaken by hard times, worked in at least twenty occupations. Now sandwiched between two much larger cemeteries, it nonetheless has a wealth of stories that are seldom told. From forgotten children to notorious murderers, the dead at the Free Ground have fascinating stories to tell. Dr. William Hanna, who has studied Potters Field for a decade, will lead a walking tour of the cemetery. Please note: the terrain is level and the small amount of necessary walking will be done at a leisurely pace. The tour will take approximately one hour. There is ample on-street parking available on East Britannia Street.

Get your team together and join us for another night of trivia at the Old Colony History Museum! We’ll have beer, wine, and snacks to fuel your brain during this night of friendly, but intense, competition! OCHM After Hours offer low-key, hands-on fun to local history lovers plus music, drinks, and snacks. Developed in conjunction with the Museum’s art and history collections and special exhibitions, each OCHM After Hours program will include a variety of live music, hands-on art-making, food, beer, wine, cocktails and more! Each one will be different and offer a new way for people to get involved.