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  • Evening Lecture Series- London Letters Home (1861-1865)

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

    Penelope 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 States

    Ipswich 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 the summer exhibit about the history of clamming in Ipswich. Free for Members Non-Members: $10

  • Evening Lecture Series- The Story of Argilla Farm

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

    Pege 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 States

    Managing 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 States

    Join 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 States

    Speaker: 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 States

    Speaker: 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: Step into the Arctic

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

    Speaker: 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 States

    Speaker: 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." […]

  • Evening Lecture Series: Harry and Hilda: Letters Home

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

    Speaker: Jennifer Hamlin Church Church will read excerpts from her new book and discuss the lively research that went into it .The book is a biography of two people who […]