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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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]