Bag Lunch Series: Saving the Rooster
Gordon Harris, Ipswich Town Historian The gilded weathercock at the First Church in Ipswich has graced the steeple of every church at that location since the middle of the 18th […]
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Brown Bag Lunch
Bag Lunch Series: Through All Her Wealth of Woods and Waters: The Ipswich Wednesday Walkers
A panel of Wednesday Walkers, Kay Evans and friends, with many years together and separately of exploring the rich trail resources in the Ipswich landscape, will share some of their […]
Bag Lunch Series: Objects from the Museum Collection
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesJoin curator, Katherine Chaison, in this show and tell lecture where she shares with the audience special items from the museum's collection that are not generally on view. This is a popular talk with members. Members: Free | Non-members: $5
Bag Lunch Series: Into Each Life: A Musical Masterpiece
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesDavid Grimes, composer, will talk about the creation of this important piece of work which chronicles the first 21 years of his life and the impact it had on his […]
Bag Lunch Series: The Story of Bees
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesEve 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 […]
Bag Lunch Series: Indigenous Heritage of the East Coast and the Migration of Indigenous People
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesEtay, 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, […]
Bag Lunch Series: Historic and Ecological Significance of the Butterfly Meadow
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesMike 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 […]
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 in public view.
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 will be lace patterns, pricklings, and Ipswich lace samples made over the years. There will be some modern lace making tools on view as well […]
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 […]