Evening Lecture Series- First Period Construction
Gordon Harris, Ipswich's town historian, will present a virtual tour of the historic neighborhoods of Meeting House Green, High St, the East End, the South Green, and their well preserved […]
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Wednesday Evening Lecture
Evening Lecture Series- Clara Barton- A Great Humanitarian, Civil War Nurse and Red Cross Founder
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesSheryl Faye, actor - extraordinaire will star as Clara Barton who dedicated her life to helping others. She taught children whose parents couldn’t afford to pay for education and she […]
Evening Lecture Series- London Letters Home (1861-1865)
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesPenelope Pelham West lives in Maine. Her exploration into her great grandfather’s life of which London Letters Home is the fruit, began when her cousin shared his cache of Gus […]
Evening Lecture Series- The History of Clamming in Ipswich
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesIpswich has always been known for its clams. The salt marshes, mud flats and tidal estuaries contribute to its wonderful taste. Stephanie Gaskins, Dow Curator will do a lecture on […]
Evening Lecture Series- The Story of Argilla Farm
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesPege and John Verani have owned and occupied Argilla Farm since 1974. They will share their research and stories about the property. Join them on this fascinating journey and come to share their enthusiasm and belief that when one owns an old house, you are just a caretaker for future generations. Free for Members Non-Members: […]
Evening Lecture Series- The Fed, love it or hate it?
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesManaging a modern economy is still full of mysteries. Is the Fed playing a constructive role? Why is it so controversial? Carroll Perry will discuss important questions related to the Fed and to our lives. Carroll taught economics at Philips Andover for the last 12 years of his career. Prior to that he spent 25 […]
Evening Lecture Series- Ipswich in the American Revolution
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesJoin Scott Jewell, middle school technology engineering teacher, lover of history and board of trustee member who will do an enthusiastic talk and presentation on the role that Ipswich played […]
Evening Lecture Series: Contention in the Commons
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Gordon Harris, Ipswich Town Historian In the commons, the early Massachusetts town adopted English institutions of land management that often predated their own experience in the mother country, reproducing […]
Evening Lecture Series: Schlitz on Mt. Washington and Ski America First
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Tom Blake Blake presents Christopher Young's classic 1937 movie about the misadventures of the eccentric Dr. Wolfgang Schlitz on holiday at Mt. Washington, considered to be the first American […]
Evening Lecture Series: Walking Castle Neck (Crane Beach) in the Footsteps of Ipswich Naturalist Charles Wendell Townsend MD
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Joseph Carlin Throughout 2023 Joe Carlin, food historian and nutritionist, walked the beach photographing and documenting observations Townsend made about his beloved Ipswich in his book, "Sand Dunes and […]
Evening Lecture Series: Step into the Arctic
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesSpeaker: John Wigglesworth Join John Wigglesworth to hear the story of his recent trip to the North Pole. He joined the team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on […]
Evening Lecture Series: The American Dream
Ipswich Museum 54 South Main Street, Ipswich, MA, United StatesSpeaker: David Scudder The American Dream, in the words of historian James Truslow Adams, is a dream "of a better, richer and happier life for all citizens of every rank." […]