• 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 […]

  • The Life and Work of Arthur Wesley Dow Sunday Stroll

    Join Ipswich Museum’s Dow Curator, Stephanie Gaskins, for a tour of some locations in town related to Dow’s career as one of Ipswich’s most prolific and celebrated painters of the […]

  • Ipswich in the Revolution Sunday Stroll

    Who knew that Ipswich was in the epicenter of the American Revolution? Join Scott Jewell on a walk around town and learn about what happened here 250 years ago. When: […]

  • The Dams and Bridges of Ipswich Sunday Stroll

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

    We use these bridges every day, but hardly give them a second thought as significant pieces of history. Join Scott Jewell for a walk around the town and learn about […]

  • Eating Well, Living Well: Cook and Be Free

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

    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 […]

  • The Women of Ipswich Sunday Stroll

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

    Celebrate Mother’s Day with the stories of how women have shaped the town. From the wrongfully enslaved Jenny Slew to the visionaries of the Ipswich Female Seminary, Stephanie Gaskins will […]

  • Ipswich 101 Sunday Stroll

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

    Are you new to Ipswich or in the dark about this town’s long and rich history? This tour is designed as a crash course through Ipswich’s past. Join Scott Jewell […]

  • Eido Period Block Prints, Snapshots and a Mysterious Table

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

    Join Stephen Miles as we follow Arthur Wesley Dow’s journey from Ipswich, MA to the Ecole Julien in Paris, the artist community at Pont-Aven, Brittany, working as assistant to Fenellosa […]