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  • Birds of Essex County: A Personal Journey

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

    Join us for an enlightening presentation by Jim Berry, Ornithologist, as he unveils his updated edition of Charles Wendell Townsend's The Birds of Essex County. This comprehensive two-volume set catalogs a wide variety of bird species that visit our yards, woodlands, marshes, and coastlines, reflecting their natural history up to 2022. Jim enriches the work […]

  • Objects of Interest

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

    Join curator, Katherine Chaison as she selects  items and objects from our vast collection to share with our members. It is always fun to see rare items that are not […]

  • The History of Ipswich Education

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

    Scott Jewel, board member and teacher will talk about Ipswich’s rich history and at the heart of that story is education. From the earliest colonial days, learning has always been a cornerstone of this community.  Today, we will explore how education in Ipswich has grown and transformed over the centuries, and we’ll take a look […]

  • Ipswich Lace

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

    Come hear Susan Landry, textile specialist as she talks about the history of Ipswich Lace and show objects from our collection used to make the lace. Included in this talk […]

  • February Vacation Art Workshop Lunar New Year

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

    Join us at the Ipswich Museum for a vacation-week exploration of the Lunar New Year. We’ll read a festive story, learn about the traditions of the Year of the Horse, and create themed art projects to celebrate. Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Time: 10:30-12:00 PM Ages: 6-10 Cost: $25 Location: Whipple House Classroom

  • Ships and Shipwrecks of Ipswich Bay

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

    Join town historian, Gordon Harris, who will talk about the long history of tragic shipwrecks due to dangerous storms and limited navigation. There were over 3,000 shipwrecks off the Massachusetts coast. In the early 20th century coal schooners sailed up the river to town wharf, and sand schooners became stranded on the beaches, but Ipswich […]

  • February Vacation Art Workshop “Who’s Who?” Exhibition

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

    Come investigate our new portrait exhibition, “Who’s Who?” at the Ipswich Museum. We’ll learn about some of the past citizens of our town and look at some of the elements of portraiture. Then, we’ll sketch our own portraits. Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 Time: 10:30-12:00 PM Ages: 6-10 Cost: $25 Location: Appleton Room, Heard House

  • The Archives of Arthur Wesley Dow: Sketchbook Tour

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

    Join Ipswich Museum’s Dow Curator, Stephanie Gaskins, for an intimate look at the archives of artist Arthur Wesley Dow. Participants will have the rare opportunity to get close with Dow’s sketchbooks and drawings from the collection of the Ipswich Museum, as well as to explore and discuss his educational philosophy and methodology. Date: Saturday, February […]

  • The Early Voyages of Augustine Heard

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

    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 […]

  • Stop and Smell the Thyme at the Whipple House 17th Century Housewife’s Garden

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

    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 […]