The Old Colony History Museum (OCHM) is located at 66 Church Green in

Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...

, Bristol County,

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, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building. The building was designed in 1852 by Richard Upjohn, architect of New York City's Trinity Church, and is listed on the

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as part of the Church Green Historic District. The museum was previously located in the former Union Mission Chapel on Cedar Street. 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 genealogy of Southeastern

and local history, a museum of objects associated with the history of the Taunton area, and hosts many public programs. The OCHM is open year-round Tuesday–Saturday, 10–4. Admission fees apply. File:OCHM in the snow.jpg, File:OCHM in October.jpg,

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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
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