Colchester Historical Society Museum

It is the goal of the Colchester Historical Society to increase citizen and community awareness of the unique heritage of Colchester and the region. The Society owns and maintains the Reverend John Ballard House  as the Colchester History Museum.  The Colchester History Museum is a handicapped-accessible building. 

On October 12, 2003 the Society opened our first public museum. The restored mid Eighteenth Century building presently showcases exhibitions highlighting the History of the Bulkeley Family, including the discovery of the Gershom Bulkeley Tomb.  Additional exhibits include the Hayward Rubber Company, Colonel Henry Champion, A Sense of Place: Postcards from the Past, and our newest exhibit, What the Doctor Ordered: A Century of Bottles from Colchester’s Pharmacies.