Author: Stephen B. Miles

Stephen Miles has been a professional technology services executive, academic researcher and itinerant traveler and author for twenty five years, most recently in affiliation with the MIT Auto-ID Labs and the Center for Biomedical Innovation. Interests in improving communications across organizational, industry, cultural and geographic boundaries. He also serves on the board of several non profits.

John Winthrop’s “City on a Hill” and William Penn’s “Holy Experiment”

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Early map of Northeast Colonial America

A tale of two visions for development and their outcomes By: Stephen Miles, Member, Ipswich Historic Commission, Former Board Member Ipswich Historical Society (now Ipswich Museum). June 15, 2026. Contact: smiles@sloan.mit.edu In 1629, John Winthrop was appointed head of a corporate venture under the jurisdiction of King Charles I (reigned 1625–1649). In John Winthrop’s 1630… Continue reading John Winthrop’s “City on a Hill” and William Penn’s “Holy Experiment”

John Wise Would Be Proud; May 12, 2026 Town Meeting passed Article 14, asking their duly elected representatives in Congress to perform their oversight duties over the executive branch in our government.

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Featured image: Ipswich Post Office mural representing a meeting in 1687 for which Ipswich is known as the "Birthplace of American Independence." By Stephen Miles In a resounding vote at the May 12, 2026 Town Meeting, citizens of Ipswich, in the spirit of their forebearers, passed Article 14, asking their duly elected representatives in Congress… Continue reading John Wise Would Be Proud; May 12, 2026 Town Meeting passed Article 14, asking their duly elected representatives in Congress to perform their oversight duties over the executive branch in our government.

Establishment of the Ipswich Mills as a Global Leader in Hosiery

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An aerial sketch of the Ipswich Hosiery Mill

by Stephen Miles, 1/1/2026, Ipswich Historical Society Board Member 1986-1989; President 1989-92; Member Ipswich Historical Commission Richard Candee, Director of Preservation Studies at Boston University, presented a lecture on "The Industrial Heritage of the North Coast" on Sunday, February 9, 1986, at the Heard House (the Ipswich Museum), Main Street in Ipswich. This lecture was… Continue reading Establishment of the Ipswich Mills as a Global Leader in Hosiery