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 admission applies, museum members are always free.
OCHM After Hours: Game Night Grab your friends and join us for a night of awesome tabletop games! OCHM After Hours offer low-key, hands-on 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.
“Stabbed in the Back: The Life of Civil War Private James Gillispie” presented by Norman DuPuis and Irene Watson Spend the afternoon at the Museum as we hear from Norman DuPuis and Irene Watson speak on their book "Stabbed in the Back: The Life of Civil War Private James Gillispie," a biographical novel based on the life of Irish immigrant, Civil War soldier, and great-great-grandfather of Mr. DuPuis, James Gillispie of Taunton. It is a tale of his call to serve his adopted country, the unusual injury he endured, and the battles he fought when he returned home to Taunton as a veteran. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 12:30 pm with the talk to begin at 1 pm.
Wednesday Workshop with Yellow Ochre Studio: Intro to Gouache & Watercolor Part II Come learn how to paint with gouache in this introductory class! You will learn the difference between gouache and watercolor as well as basic techniques that you’ll apply while painting a portrait of an object from the museum’s collection. This workshop is two hours in length and is limited to 12 people. To purchase tickets visit www.oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org/shop. The fee for each workshop is $10 for members, $15 for non-members, and always includes cost of materials.
Wednesday Workshop with Yellow Ochre Studio: Intro to Gouache & Watercolor Part I Come learn how to paint with gouache in this introductory class! You will learn the difference between gouache and watercolor as well as basic techniques that you’ll apply while painting a portrait of an object from the museum’s collection. This workshop is two hours in length and is limited to 12 people. To purchase tickets visit www.oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org/shop. The fee for each workshop is $10 for members, $15 for non-members, and always includes cost of materials.
Nourishing our bodies is essential to maintaining health, and winter is a time when nourishment is extra important! Did you know that herbal teas are the perfect way to support your health in the coldest season? Come join us for "Everyday Herbal Health", where we will discuss the benefits of "nutritive herbal tonics," and learn how herbs can offer us the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that our bodies need to keep us well throughout the seasons. This workshop will include tea tasting & crafting your own personalized tonic tea! A South Coast native, Carissa Wills-DeMello is constantly inspired by the intelligence & abundance of nature. This led her to become a student and practitioner of Western Herbalism and to creating “Bilo Herbs”. With a belief that simple habits cultivate lifelong wellness, Bilo Herbs crafts medicinal teas and other products with the most delicious and nutritious plants possible. Carissa regularly offers herbal education, too, with a foundational belief that plant medicine belongs to each one of us! This workshop is two hours in length and is limited to 20 people. Please bring something to take notes with. For tickets visit www.oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org/shop The fee for each workshop is $10 for members, $15 for non-members, and always includes cost of materials.
Learn the basics of crochet in this workshop. This workshop is two hours in length and is limited to 20 people. Visit www.oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org/shop to purchase a ticket. The fee for this workshop is $5 for members, $10 for non-members, and always includes cost of materials.
Visit OCHM for a day of FREE FUN!! Free Fun Fridays offer visitors no-cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts. This program was created to increase access and enrichment opportunities for children and families throughout Massachusetts during the summer months. Every Friday, from the end of June through the end of August, multiple sites are open for free. For more information and other sites please visit http://www.highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays
Liberty and Union Weekend is an annual celebration of the unique role that the City of Taunton played in our nation’s founding. The Weekend is held each fall to commemorate the events of October 1774, when Taunton became the first community in the American colonies to raise a flag – the “Liberty and Union” flag – in opposition to British rule. Liberty and Union Weekend 2019 will feature a tavern tour on Friday, October 18 and a festival on Saturday, October 19, with activities for residents and visitors of all ages. Programs will include 18th century re-enactors and artisans, farming and livestock displays, a ceremonial flag-raising and free pumpkin decorating for children. There will be food, fun, and lots to see and do. You won’t want to miss it! To learn more, visit http://www.libertyandunion.org/.
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.
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