Programs
The Society has several special programs to educate, enlighten, and entertain our members and visitors, focusing on some aspect of New Ipswich History. As they are scheduled, programs will be listed here, so check back to see what’s happening.
You can also see what you have missed by scrolling down to see our program archive.
Upcoming Programs
Past Programs
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April 2021, A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes
A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar HolesPresented by Adair Mulligan When: Where: Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores…
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March 2021 Wit and Wisdom
Presented by Jo Radner Wit and Wisdom: Humor in 19th Century New England A New Hampshire Humanities event hosted byNew Ipswich Historical Society When: Where: Whatever did New Englanders do on long winter evenings before cable, satellite and the internet? In the decades before and after the Civil War, our rural ancestors used to create…
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Winter 2020, Votes for Women: A History of the Suffrage Movement
Presented by Liz Tentarelli When: Where: The campaign for women’s right to vote was a long one—from the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York to ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920. Who were the key players in New Hampshire and the nation? What issues and obstacles did they face? How did…
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Summer 2020 Lizards in the Hayloft
Presented by Lizards in the Hayloft Where: Barrett House (79 Main Street, New Ipswich) When: 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Meeting Agenda
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Winter Program 2020, New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell
Presented by Pamela Weeks Where: New Ipswich Library, 6 Main Street, New Ipswich, NH 03071 When: February 25th at 6:30 p.m. New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell: Presented by Pamela Weeks Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heartwarming tales of service and tradition. Quilting…
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Winter 2019 Energy Efficiency
One of the most challenging issues facing owners of older and historic homes is how to make the home more energy efficient without damaging or compromising its historic architecture and fabric. Much of the information available to homeowners on energy conservation and retrofitting does not account for the possible significance or age of the structure.…
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Summer 2019 Photo Exhibit
The New Ipswich Historical Society invites the public to a photography exhibitand its annual meeting….Through the Lens of Time: People and Places of New Ipswich The exhibit consists of thirty three 11” x 17” prints curated from among hundreds in the NIHS collection, many of which were acquired when the Society received a donation of…
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Summer 2018
Presented by: Mark Haines When: August 23rd 7:00 pm Where: On August 23rd at 7:00 p.m., Mark Haines of Ashby MA, will give a talk about New England barns. His topics will include construction, dating, disassembling, rebuilding, re-purposing, and restoration of old barns. *screenshot picture from program*
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Winter 2018
Presented by: Kevin Gardner When: January 25th 7:00 pm Where: New Ipswich Library The New Ipswich Historical Society invited the public to a free presentation given by Kevin Gardner (of Hopkington) “Discovering New England Stone Walls.”