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The Ipswich Dunes, photo by Sharon Scarlata

Photos of the dunes late on a winter afternoon

By Sharon Scarlata on January 20, 2020 • ( 11 Comments )

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Today’s favorite posts

Life in the Time of Greenheads
Painting your historic house, a guide to colors and color schemes
Native Americans of the North shore
Historic homes and scenic landscapes
The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic in Ipswich
Crane Beach
"Kiss of Death" at New England textile mills
Settlers and early inhabitants of Ipswich
The "Hum"
Resources for local Native American history and dialects

July history

The witchcraft trial of Elizabeth Howe, hanged July 19, 1692
The Spectre Leaguers, July 1692
The old American Elm tree succumbs, July 11, 2012
The hanging of John Williams and William Schooler, July 1637
The hanging of Ezra Ross and Bathsheba Spooner, July 2, 1778
Sarah Goodhue’s advance directive, July 14, 1681
In Congress, July 4, 1776
Clam Battle! (Life Magazine, July 16, 1945)
An Amazing Coincidence on July 4, 1826
“Hatchet Hannah” leads raid on Rockport liquor establishments, July 8, 1856

Discussion

Bridget on Green crabs in the salt marsh
Friday's Family History Finds | Empty Branches on the Family Tree on “My grandfather belonged to Thomas Jefferson.”
donald W Beattie on Who Were the Agawam Indians, Really?
donald W Beattie on The Archaeological Conservancy acquires a portion of the Bull Brook II site in Ipswich
Louis P Geoffrion on The Archaeological Conservancy acquires a portion of the Bull Brook II site in Ipswich
Anonymous on “My grandfather belonged to Thomas Jefferson.”

Town Hall News

Ipswich's DRAFT Housing Production Plan (HPP) Lend Your Voice

The Outsidah

Your vegetable garden is doomed

I’ve Had Enough — Except for the Cheetos

You want my mask? Over my dead body

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Ipswich, Slavery and the Civil War - In 1765, Jenny Slew, a slave in Ipswich, successfully sued John Whipple Jr. for her freedom. In the mid-19th Century, divisions between ardent abolitionists, moderate anti-slavery people and those who avoided the discussion divided families, churches and the town of Ipswich.

Ipswich in the Great Depression - In March 1934, Congress passed the Civilian Conservation bill, creating the Works Progress Administration and the Civil Conservation Corps which accomplished several projects in Ipswich.

The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic in Ipswich - Influenza made its appearance in Ipswich in September of 1918. The state authorities took over the hospital that Oct. 6, and erected 50 tents. The 15th Infantry was put to the task. It was estimated that there were at least 1,500 cases of the flu in Ipswich during the height of this disease with at least 66 deaths.

Who Were the Agawam Indians, Really? - It’s hard for people to change their stories—so embedded in deep time and official canon, even when there is a better explanation or a closer truth. I hope it will be possible to change public knowledge about the Native Americans who lived here and get closer to the truth.

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