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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 medieval systems whose roots dated back several centuries, but the communal system quickly failed. Disagreements over the division and usage of the common lands resulted […]

Bag Lunch Series: Letters Home from the Ipswich Female Seminary 1830-1837

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

Ann Brown, historian, has found some very interesting letters in Mount Holyoke's archives, written by three seminary students: Harriet Johnson, Maria Cowles and Austa Winchell. Together they provide some interesting insights into what it was like to be a student at the Ipswich Female Seminary, (boarding, rhythm of the day, curriculum, discipline and their success […]

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 comedy-classic ski movie (Sydney Shurcliffe's 1942 comedy of Dr. Quackenbusch was inspired by this film) Ski America First is a documentary filmed by Sydney Shurcliffe […]

Bag Lunch Series: Saving the Rooster

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

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 century and was likely created by Deacon Shem Drowne (1683-1744), America's first documented weathervane maker. In 1915, when the steeple was set afire by lightning, […]

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 States

Speaker: 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 Salt Marshes." Dr. Townsend, Harvard Class of 1881, was a noted Boston obstetrician and child nutrition authority. Members: Free | Non-members: $10

Bag Lunch Series: Through All Her Wealth of Woods and Waters: The Ipswich Wednesday Walkers

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

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 experiences and welcome stories and questions from the audience. Kay is an 18 yr. Ipswich resident and "A Historical Townie" through her mother's Gilbert line. […]

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 a 2 month research cruise aboard the USCG Cutter Healy. Through pictures, John will share his experience with the science, the ship operations, the ice […]

Out of the Blue Exhibition Opening Reception

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

Join us at the Ipswich Museum for the opening reception of our weekend pop-up, featuring Arthur Wesley Dow cyanotypes. Wine and finger foods to be provided! The exhibit will run Saturday and Sunday from 1-4.

Pop-Up Exhibit of Dow Cyanotypes

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

Come view the collection of Arthur Wesley Dow cyanotypes at the Ipswich Museum during this weekend-long pop-up.

Pop-Up Exhibit of Dow Cyanotypes

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

Come view the collection of Arthur Wesley Dow cyanotypes at the Ipswich Museum during this weekend-long pop-up.

Bag Lunch Series: Objects from the Museum Collection

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

Join 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

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." He regarded it as "the greatest contribution we have as yet made to the thought and welfare of the world." While the American Dream has […]