A Photographic History of Market Square – Historic Ipswich
Images of Market Square in Ipswich from the past 300 years.| Historic Ipswich
Walking tour of historic Ipswich MA… Continue reading Walking Tour of Historic Ipswich, Sunday October 5, 2025→| Historic Ipswich
Images of Market Square in Ipswich from the past 300 years.| Historic Ipswich
The 1718 Rindge-Pinder House at 5 County Street is a First Period House, currently on the market.| Historic Ipswich
Scan to follow on your phone. Audio files are being added to the Ipswich Interactive Map of Historic Houses and Places. The first to receive audio is the South Green Historic District, which you ca…| Historic Ipswich
John Choate, the early settler of that name arrived in Ipswich during the Great Puritan Migration of the 1630s and ‘40s as a young man, and soon eventually acquired land in Chebacco, originally a part of Ipswich which broke away in 1820. By the 3rd generation, Choate family members lived in Newbury and Newburyport, marrying… Continue reading A Brief History of the Choates of Ipswich, Essex, and Newburyport→| Historic Ipswich
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.… Continue reading Robert ...| Historic Ipswich
Benjamin Fewkes (1788-1869) was born Dec. 28, 1869, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, the son of William Fewkes. He apprenticed in the stocking knitting trade, working for an uncle who owne…| Historic Ipswich
A heat wave during the summer of 1896 produced 1500 deaths from the Midwest to New England. Fifteen years later the record for heat-related fatalities was broken. July 1936 remains the warmest U.S. month ever measured, and ironically, February, 1936 is the coldest February. Record-breaking temperatures in Boston, Providence, and Hartford set in 1936 stood until the summer of 2017.… Continue reading The Deadly 1896, 1911, and 1936 New England Heat Waves→| Historic Ipswich
The largest contingent to arrive in Ipswich from the same village were 15 men and women from Assington, Suffolk, including Thomas French and his family.… Continue reading Thomas and Susan French of Ipswich, and their Sons and Daughters→| Historic Ipswich
During the late 19th century and during the Great Depression, thousands of hobos and tramps arrived in Ipswich by the railroad.… Continue reading The Tramp Reports→| Historic Ipswich
A handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence was entered in the Ipswich, MA town records in July 1776. The first part is reproduced here.… Continue reading Ipswich Written Copy of the Declaration of Independence→| Historic Ipswich
On June 10th, 1776, the men of Ipswich, in Town-meeting assembled, instructed their Representatives, that if the Continental Congress should for the safety of the said Colonies Declare them Indepen…| Historic Ipswich
Shortly after the Senate adjourned on May 21, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina. attacked Sumner, yelling out, “I have read your speech, a libel on South Carolina.” and began slamming hi…| Historic Ipswich
(This story was made possible by research conducted by Christopher Challender Child and Marblehead historian Bob Booth.) In 1764, Marblehead’s Second Congregational Church’s minister, S…| Historic Ipswich
