Bag Lunch Series: The Story of Bees

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

Eve and Sam Hamlin share details and their experiences as beekeepers along the marsh in Ipswich. They will give quick history of beekeeping over the years and talk about some of the challenges that all beekeepers face in today's changing climate. Members: Free | Non-members: $5

Bag Lunch Series: Indigenous Heritage of the East Coast and the Migration of Indigenous People

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

Etay, Denise Cooper, Brian Young and other tribal members discuss their rich and honored heritage. The American Antiquarian Society, built on Nipmuc homelands is a repository for early Algonquian-language monographs, manuscript collections and early town records containing vital and unique information about Nipmuc and Indigenous peoples of the New England region. Members: Free | Non-members: […]

Bag Lunch Series: Historic and Ecological Significance of the Butterfly Meadow

Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United States

Mike DeRosa, DeRosa & Assoc. 18th and 19th century maps for Ipswich reveal this property remained a rare surviving example of open space along the river as the village developed its densely settled contemporary appearance. Today the property represents a small ecological habitat. Its proximity to the Great Marsh increases its potential to attract migrating […]