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 of DeRosa & Assoc. will discuss the Butterfly Meadow. 18th and 19th century maps for Ipswich reveal the property, located across from the Heard House, 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. […]

Objects of Interest

Join curator, Katherine Chaison as she selects  items and objects from our vast collection to share with our members. It is always fun to see rare items that are not […]

Ipswich Lace

Come hear Susan Landry, textile specialist as she talks about the history of Ipswich Lace and show objects from our collection used to make the lace. Included in this talk […]

The Early Voyages of Augustine Heard

Join Robert Gray, Heard descendant as he talks about his recent research on his family. During the late 1830s Augustine Heard of Ipswich composed a list of his early voyages […]

Women in Ipswich History

Gordon Harris, town historian will share stories of women in Ipswich from the first settlement to the present century. Learn about Ann Dudley Bradstreet, the first published poet, Emma Jane […]

Eating Well, Living Well: Cook and Be Free

Join Chef Sarah Naugler for ideas on how to eliminate kitchen nightmares and make cooking fun. She is a graduate of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and spent ten […]

Loom Demonstration

Come listen to a talk and demonstration on weaving. Diane Howe, weaver will explain techniques and tools used in this process.  There will be a small pop-up exhibit downstairs in […]

Remembering September 11th

Join Stephanie Gaskins, Dow Curator as she takes us down memory lane to encourage a conversation on where you were on that very sad day and what memories do you […]

Gems from the Archives

Heidi Horner, archivist at the Ipswich Public Library, will introduce us to special items from the Ipswich Public Library’s archival collections focused on local history.  Heidi studied archives management and […]