On the Massachusetts North Shore
In 1642, it was ordered that every Ipswich householder shall have a ladder in constant readiness for fire. For the next 150 years, the town relied on the men in town to hurry to the alarm with buckets to save people and goods, and to fight the fires. In 1785, fire wardens were chosen to… Continue reading History of the Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department
The Ipswich South Green Scan to follow on your phone. Links to Audio files are being added to this website and the Ipswich Interactive Map of Historic Houses and Places. The first area to be completed is the South Green. This virtual tour of houses facing the Ipswich South Green Historic District can be started… Continue reading Houses at the South Green
Robert Day, the settler, was assigned a lot near High St., about where Bialek Park is now, not too far from the Old North Burying Ground. His wife is said to have been Hannah Pengry, the daughter of Aaron Pengry, whose property adjoined theirs. Robert’s son John inherited the homestead, and son Thomas inherited Robert's farm, farther north on High Street, on the way to Rowley. The family’s relationship to the town of Rowley is evident through several marriages.
A handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence was entered in the Ipswich, MA town records in July 1776. On July 17, 1776, the Massachusetts Bay Council resolved to order an official printing of the Declaration of Independence. This copy of that printing, created by Boston printer Ezekiel Russell, was sent to the Rev. Lev. Frisbie in Ipswich, which is preserved in the Town vault.
May 21 Wednesday Evening Lecture: The Revolutionary War Letters of Joseph Hodgkins & Sarah Perkins Hodgkins7:30-9:00 PM Join Gordon Harris, town historian, as he shares the poignant letters of Lieutenant Joseph Hodgkins, written in 1775 from the battlefronts of Boston and Bunker Hill to his beloved wife, Sarah. In these heartfelt correspondences, Hodgkins expresses his deep… Continue reading Ipswich Museum May 21 Wednesday Evening Presentation
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