Join your community for the flag raising event at The Academy Building in the town center.
On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, TX were told they were free, 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Town of Bridgewater denounces any form of racism, discrimination or intolerance as a threat to the safety and well-being of the public and has designated June 19 as a Town holiday.
Come create a mini woven basket with our front desk librarian, Vanessa! These baskets are easy to make and require no prior experience. They're made from paper cups, yarn, and hot glue. Vanessa will guide the class step-by-step. All materials will be provided. All participants will leave with at least one basket. Additional baskets can be made if there is time at the end of the class.
Search the Children's Room starting June 8th through June 22
Visit the children’s room and look for the sun! It might be hiding up high or it might be peeking out over a horizon of books, so keep your eyes peeled. If you find the sun, you can fill out a raffle for a chance to win a bag of books!
Family Yoga with Marybeth of Maha Yoga
Registration Opens June 17 at 9:00AM
Event Date: Saturday, July 1 at 10:00AM
Join us for a free family yoga class, presented by Marybeth of Maha Yoga. Family Yoga is a perfect way to get everyone together all while being an active participant!
Details:
We recommend kids at 8 years old and/or older or kids that can follow directions along with their parents.
Please bring your own yoga mat and dress in comfortable clothes.
Registration:
Registration is required and opens on June 17 at 9 AM.
Please register EACH PERSON INDIVIDUALLY as spaces are limited for this program.
If you wish to attend multiple classes, please register for EACH CLASS.
Join the Book Club for a discussion of The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton. Books are available for checkout at the front desk.
Wednesday, June 21 at 4:00PM
Socialize with friends, enjoy snacks and watch the latest streamed anime with our premium Crunchyroll subscription. No registration required, feel free to drop in.
Meagan Souza
Make Do and Mend
June Artist
Make Do and Mend: Moving beyond what was and discovering new ways to exist in the world is vulnerable and complex. Accepting that we will always need to be malleable and will always need to evolve. That is living, that is survival.
Meagan Souza is a New Bedford based mother, artist and massage therapist. She works with pressed flowers and plants to explore herself and the world around her.
Featured Resource
Digitization Station
Preserve Your Memories: We'll Teach You How!
Do you have boxes of old photographs in storage? Home movies on VHS? Mixtapes on cassette? Want to convert them to an easily stored and sharable digital format? Preserve your memories with a variety of equipment available for self-directed use (don’t worry, we’ll help!) at the Digitization Station.
Explore a wealth of historical places right in your own backyard!
The Old Colony History Museum is proud to once again launch the “Passport to History” program for the summer of 2023. This program unites many historical and cultural sites in Southeastern Massachusetts, introducing visitors to our region’s wealth of historical places, and the importance of local history right in our own backyard. It also encourages patrons to explore and build on the connections between each location by discovering more sites to see and local places to eat highlighted in the program’s “Day Trips.”
Visitors can begin their journey at the OCHM or at other participating sites. The passport features a page for every participating location and is redeemable for free admission for up to a group of four. Passport holders are invited to then visit as many locations as possible to have their passport stamped. Visitors who collect all of their history stamps can return to the OCHM for a free gift. All passport holders will gain the greatest prize of all – a deeper love and understanding of our past and the rich local history of Southeastern Massachusetts.
Our Thanks
Passport to History is developed by the Old Colony History Museum and funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism and the Southeastern Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau. For 2023, this program is also supported in part by grants from the Attleboro, Berkley, Bridgewater, Chatham, Duxbury, Fall River, Mansfield, Middleborough, New Bedford, Plymouth, Rehoboth, and Wareham Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
