Old Bridgewater Historical Society

Old Bridgewater Historical Society Old Bridgewater Historical Society was founded in 1894 and is a local history organization.

Although our museum building is located in West Bridgewater, our focus encompasses all the Bridgewaters -- including East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Brockton (originally North Bridgewater), and Bridgewater itself.

We hope to see you at our next Keith Parsonage Open House!
06/21/2026

We hope to see you at our next Keith Parsonage Open House!

Please join us at the OBHS Memorial Building on July 19th!
06/21/2026

Please join us at the OBHS Memorial Building on July 19th!

It was so nice to meet Bryan George Keith from Washington state. Bryan is a descendent of Major James Keith’s brother (...
06/10/2026

It was so nice to meet Bryan George Keith from Washington state. Bryan is a descendent of Major James Keith’s brother (Josiah). James fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill and Bryan is holding his sword.

We have several events scheduled for the upcoming months. They will all take place at our Memorial Building (museum/lib...
06/09/2026

We have several events scheduled for the upcoming months. They will all take place at our Memorial Building (museum/library) on Howard Street in West Bridgewater.

Our summer newsletter was emailed several days ago. If you are a member and haven't received yours yet, please let us k...
06/09/2026

Our summer newsletter was emailed several days ago. If you are a member and haven't received yours yet, please let us know. If you normally receive your newsletter via postal service, that should have arrived as well. To become a member and receive our quarterly newsletter, sign up online at www.oldbridgewater.org, or email us at [email protected] and we will send you a membership form to complete and mail back. Either option works fine! A basic membership is $30/annually and helps to keep the society functioning.

Best RiverWalk ever! Thanks to everybody who stopped by the James Keith Parsonage for a tour! We met so many friendly ...
06/07/2026

Best RiverWalk ever! Thanks to everybody who stopped by the James Keith Parsonage for a tour! We met so many friendly people including quite a few “Keiths”. Our next Open House is July 12th.

We had a full house today for Brad Lopes’ lecture about the History of King Philip’s War from the perspective of the Ind...
05/31/2026

We had a full house today for Brad Lopes’ lecture about the History of King Philip’s War from the perspective of the Indigenous people. And thank you to board member Rebecca Fleisch Cordeiro for overseeing the lecture and to the Trustees of the Howard Funds for their support.

Please join with the Old Bridgewater Historical Society on Sunday at the OBHS Memorial Building in West Bridgewater. Our...
05/29/2026

Please join with the Old Bridgewater Historical Society on Sunday at the OBHS Memorial Building in West Bridgewater. Our guest speaker, Brad Lopes, is an Aquinnah Wampanoag citizen who will speak about King Philip's War from a Wampanoag perspective.

Stop in and see us on a Wednesday!
05/25/2026

Stop in and see us on a Wednesday!

Address

162 Howard Street
West Bridgewater, MA
02379

Opening Hours

11am - 2pm

Telephone

(508) 559-1510

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