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  • Sunday Stroll: The Life and Art of Arthur Wesley Dow

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

    Join Ipswich Museum's Dow Curator, Stephanie Gaskins, as she guides us around town through the life and work of Ipswich artist and educator, Arthur Wesley Dow. Tickets: $10 Members / […]

  • Evening Lecture Series- Clara Barton- A Great Humanitarian, Civil War Nurse and Red Cross Founder

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

    Sheryl Faye, actor - extraordinaire will star as Clara Barton who dedicated her life to helping others.  She taught children whose parents couldn’t afford to pay for education and she raised funds and food, clothing and medicines during the Civil War. She was very courageous and went to the front line to nurse the wounded […]

  • Sunday Stroll: Ipswich in the Revolution

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

    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 245 years ago. Tickets […]

  • Bag Lunch Series- Water Extremes- What to expect and what can be done?

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

    Speaker: Ann Carrol, Director of the State’s Office of Water Resources, will summarize the latest thinking on droughts and flooding in New England and what is and can be done to prepare, manage and adapt.  Ann is grateful to have grown up in Ipswich and has happy memories of playing in its rivers, ponds, marshes […]

  • Sunday Stroll: Dams and Bridges of Ipswich

    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 town and learn about the […]

  • Sunday Stroll: The Women of Ipswich

    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 […]

  • Evening Lecture Series- London Letters Home (1861-1865)

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

    Penelope Pelham West lives in Maine. Her exploration into her great grandfather’s life of which London Letters Home is the fruit, began when her cousin shared his cache of Gus Farley’s letters home. Gus Farley spent 4 years in London as an apprentice tea taster, preparing to join his cousin’s firm of Augustine Heard & […]

  • Sunday Stroll: Ipswich 101

    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 Stephanie Gaskins […]

  • Sunday Strolls: Ipswich in the Civil War

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

    From hardline abolitionists to well-known slaveholders, Ipswich’s residents were long divided over the issue of slavery. By the time the Civil War broke out, many answered the call to fight […]

  • Bag Lunch Series- The Future of Agriculture

    Paul Wegzin, teacher and local  farmer will talk about farming and how it has changed  over the years. The  tulip and sunflower fields were his brainstorm.  Paul comes from a long family of traditional farmers in Ipswich. Come learn how farming and its produce benefit each of us. Ipswich Seniors and Members: free Non-Members: $5

  • Evening Lecture Series- The History of Clamming in Ipswich

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

    Ipswich has always been known for its clams.  The salt marshes, mud flats and tidal estuaries contribute to its wonderful taste. Stephanie Gaskins, Dow Curator will do a lecture on the summer exhibit about the history of clamming in Ipswich. Free for Members Non-Members: $10

  • Ipswich Museum Yard Sale

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

    Visit the annual Ipswich Museum Yard Sale during Olde Ipswich Days from 9-1! Shop for fantastic treasures and support the museum in the process.In the afternoon, stick around for an Ipswich Summer Band 2023 concert, directed by Nalani Fujiwara, playing on the museum grounds.