Ipswich Massachusetts Visitor Center

25/07/2024

Welcome to Ipswich Massachusetts. Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County and home to such landmarks as the Willowdale State Forest, Crane Beach, Castle Hi...

17/07/2023

Ipswich Visitor Center welcomes you!!!!

Kerrie Bates, Director of Ipswich ReCreation and Culture, sits down with the volunteer staff of the Ipswich Visitor Center and Town Historian, Gordon Harris....

25/05/2023

https://historicipswich.org/2023/05/24/visitor-center-moves-to-temporary-new-location-at-the-ipswich-museum/

Structural issues were recently discovered in the Hall-Haskell house, which serves as the Ipswich Visitor Center. The nearby Ipswich Museum at 54 S. Main St. graciously offered their Carriage House…

17/05/2023

Tuesday the 16th, IHS students spread across town for their Day of Service.

The Town sends a big thank you to the volunteers who cleaned our Ipswich Visitor Center in preparation for the 2023 season!

When guests pop by the Ipswich Visitor Center and ask what’s great about Ipswich, we can always include our Ipswich youth!

15/05/2023

So excited for the New Ipswich HomeGrown Market! https://www.facebook.com/ipswichhomegrownmarket/

The Ipswich Homegrown Market kicks of Thursday, May 18th 3-7pm on the Middle Green in Ipswich!

22/03/2023

Below possible content for Ipswich social media platforms:

48 Turkey Shore Road is the featured renovation for This Old House, Season 44, so there will be several episodes, taking the house from start to finish. Maybe 8 or 10? Not sure.

The first episode of 48 Turkey Show premiers on This Old House this Thursday, March 23 @ 8pm on WGBH. There are repeat broadcasts listed on the WGBH website.

Once episodes air, they are available on the This Old House website
https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse/videos/226423979889523

08/08/2022

Welcome to CLEAR Cognitive Laboratory of Environment and Arts Research © Keith Ellenbogen A collaboration between Northeastern University and Fashion Institute of Technology, the Cognitive Laboratory of Environment and Arts Research (CLEAR) focuses on the topic areas of Arts, Creativity, Cognition,...

27/07/2022

Lyceum Thursdays series Location: The Truss at the Take Out Terrace on the Ipswich Riverwalk, behind Zumi’s at 4 Union St., Ipswich Date and time: 7:30 pm, Thursday July 28, 2022 Speaker: Mark…

12/07/2022

This week from July 12-17, visit the Hall-Haskell House in Ipswich to experience the etheric and whimsical works of Gina Tzizik and Sophia Diana where each artist will be displaying their new collections. If you are looking for a commission, speak with artist Sophia Diana to take part in the Homes in Bloom House Portrait series or purchase original works, tiles, greeting cards or prints from Gina Tzizik which make great gifts and keepsakes. Thank you for supporting local, independent artists.

Websites:

www.ginatzizikstudios.com
www.sophiadianacreations.com

Event Website: https://link.cumulusglobal.com/u/1b8e85f6/jsFVuUIB7RGsSeqXsebghQ?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginatzizikstudios.com%2Fevent-details%2Fstars-in-bloom-exhibit

Social Media:
Sophia Diana
(Sophia does not have social media)

Gina Tzizik
Instagram

07/07/2022

IpswichDownTownTuesdays SwimWear FashionShow and TheMoodSwings BigBand!!!! July12th!

30/06/2022

What does Independence Day mean to you?

22/06/2022

SummerTime and the living is easy...

15/06/2022

https://business.capeannchamber.com/events/details/business-after-hours-at-castle-hill-21579?calendarMonth=2022-06-01

Networking, Business After Hours - 06/22/2022

09/06/2022

This event is co-sponsored by parish communities in Ipswich and Rowley.

SAVE THE DATE...

08/06/2022

The Underground Railroad in Massachusetts
Wednesday, June 8⋅6:30 – 7:30pm
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Description:Zoom presentation 1.5 hrs. In Ipswich, the Meeting House Green neighborhood was a hotbed of anti-slavery sentiment. A network of the Underground Railroad ran north along the coast from Boston to Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, and Danvers, splitting into three trails, one continuing through Ipswich and Newburyport into New Hampshire. Ipswich town historian Gordon Harris takes us through the timeline of events on the national and local levels that culminated in the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation.
https://lexingtoncommunityed.org/class/slavery-abolition-and-the-underground-railroad-in-massachusetts/

In 1765, Jenny Slew, who had been enslaved in Ipswich, was the first person in America to successfully sue for her freedom. The Massachusetts Supreme Court abolished slavery a dozen years later, but under the Federal Fugitive Slave Act, anyone who helped prevent the recapture of a runaway slave coul...

19/05/2022

Thursday evenings activities to be rescheduled on account of inclement weather. Weekend weather looks great for the rest of the line-up! We Love Ipswich!

16/05/2022

Come spend an evening and enjoy a well done short movie produced by Mike Savoie about the good old days in Ipswich. See how a group of people spent their weekends chasing the cars and stars at the local auto racing tracks. The Ipswichy v8ers are a group of lifelong friends who grew up in town and remain friends to this day. This friday night at the Take-out terrace on the Riverwalk , all part of the island ipswich weekend ,come reminisce and hear stories from the glory days of local Ipswich Racers and their friends. The movie starts at 8pm and Local True North brewery have been invited with their Taptruck. Come and Enjoy !!

16/05/2022

Egrets Only are back on May 22nd, Downtown on the Riverwalk at the Take-Out-Terrace, part of the "I Love Ipswich Weekend." 12:30 May Pole followed by some Contra Dancing! We can't wait to dance together! LGBTQ+ and straight, all ages, all families, all types of dancers, all worldviews, and all levels of mobility-friendly.
Spread the word!

16/05/2022

Thursday evenings activities to be rescheduled on account of inclement weather. Weekend weather looks great for the rest of the line-up! We Love Ipswich!

I L❤️ve Ipswich Weekend
Celebrating Community & 10 Years of the “I LOVE Ipswich” FaceBookPage

Thursday, May 19
6:45 Irish Dance, Bracken School
7pm Ode to the Choate Bridge by David Wallace
7:05pm Choate Bridge Lore & More by Town Historian, Gordon Harris

Friday, May 20
7-8pm I Love Ipswich Art Show, Hall Haskel House Gallery
Host Dave Wallace, Lillian Surpitski on Violin
8:08 V8’ers Of The NorthShore A film by Micheal Savoie about Friendship, Cars & Ipswich in the old-days. True North Tap Trucks

Saturday, May 21
8pm The Fools at True North Ale Co.(doors open at 7pm)
A ticketed fund-raiser for the Ipswich Family YMCA

Sunday, May 22
12:30 - 1pm Egrets Only, MayPole Circles Line & Square Dances
1 - 2:30pm Tom Palance & Friends

All Events are Free, Public and located at the Take-Out Terrace Truss & Main Stage, 4 Union Street, Ipswich, unless otherwise specified.

07/05/2022

The rare First Period property — defined as a timber-framed home built by 17th-century settlers using old-world building techniques — offers a prime opportunity for antique enthusiasts …

07/05/2022

First Period houses are the timber-framed dwellings built by the 17th century settlers of the New World who relied on a medieval building style already out of fashion in the Old World. Now one of those historic survivors, the 1686 Daniel Lummus House, is for sale.

15/04/2022

The Great House will open for guided tours on weekends beginning this Saturday, and including Easter Sunday. Next week we'll have a special family tour schedule for school vacation week. Check out the schedule at https://thetrustees.org/program/castle-hill-tours/. See link in bio. Photo: 5 maids dressed in black dresses and white aprons and headpieces chat on the front steps of a brick mansion.

06/04/2022

& the beat goes on....

Tonight join us for a special "one night only" OmDrum Circle at Heart and Soul Cafe in Ipswich at 7pm. Our friends and fellow lovers of good music Bud and Julie have graciously welcomed us to drum amidst the deep hippie vibes at their thriving local restaurant. Wear a tie dye shirt if you have one ! $20 (sliding scale) / $5 drum rental

05/04/2022

From April 1st to May 1st, Newburyport Line trains will be replaced by free buses between Newburyport & Salem while the signal system is updated.
Riders purchase no higher than a Zone 3 Monthly pass for April.

All Shuttle buses are free and accessible. Bikes are not allowed onboard the shuttle buses.
For more information, please visit https: https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Newburyport/alerts

05/04/2022

Spring peepers herald many things including fish spawning Season in the Ipswich River. Bridges go dark in April out of respect for romancing fish!

21/03/2022

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04/03/2022

Every family has its own language. Watch CODA now on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_Coda Gifted with a voice that her parents can’t hear, seventeen-year-old Rub...