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 during 1805-1830, from ship “Eliza” to Leghorn from Eben Francis through barque “Lintin to Canton with Bennet Forbes. This talk provides an illustrated embellishment of […]
Joe Carlin, Food historian, will review the contributions of landscape architects Arthur and Sidney Shurcliff who designed in 1955 the original Whipple House Garden. In the 1960s Isadore Smith (pseudonym Ann Leighton), author of Early American Gardens, provided leadership to make the garden historically accurate with authentic medicinal and culinary herbs known to have been […]
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 Mitchell Safford, a descendant of Massasoit; Jenny Slew, the first enslaved person to successfully sue for freedom, Eunice Caldwell, who returned to her hometown in […]
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 20th century. When: Sunday April 19, 2026 2-3PM Where: The tour will depart from the Ipswich Museum parking lot at 2PM and will last 45-60 […]
Join Crocker Snow Jr., journalist, author, as he takes you on a personal journey where he chronicles his life both nationally, internationally and locally. His focus has been on international […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Since 2003, Sheryl Faye, actor has been presenting Historical Women to inspire adults and children about history. Her one man show will leave you spell-bound and inspired. Her performances are […]