Ipswich Links

Town History - thru the 20th century, from the town website

History of Dow Park, Boone Park and Town Hill - includes map of the area

An abbreviated walking tour of Ipswich - includes Meetinghouse Green, the Old Burying Ground, and a map of the area.

Official Ipswich Arts & Culture Site - Where to go when not walking through the cemeteries or the library.

Ipswich - another terrific page dedicated to the history of Ipswich. Includes transcriptions of documents, photographs, histories of old buildings, old maps of Ipswich and Essex County, and much much more. Created by a descendant of the Lord family.

LORD FAMILY web site : genealogy of the Lord family who arrived in 1635

I love to think of old Ipswich town

Burnham, Foster, Andrews, Jewett - and many more - a family web page dedicated to many Ipswich families and families of early New England. Includes a tribute to Old Ironsides.

WHIPPLE FAMILY web site : includes copies of the history of the Whipple family of Ipswich, photographs and much much more.

Edward CHAPMAN of Ipswich : family association web site.

John FULLER of Ipswich : came to America in 1635.

Matthias CORWIN - early settler of Ipswich.

COGSWELL family : early Ipswich residents - includes wills.

PRESTON genealogy : Roger Preston, immigrated to Ipswich in 1635.

LADD genealogy : immigrant to America in 1633/4 - Ipswich resident.

1893 Survey map of Ipswich, MA - includes links to family pages below 

Pictures from town reports from the 1940's-70's

Ipswich Range Lights : History of Crane Beach and the wonderful light house that once stood there.

If you know of a link relating specifically to Ipswich history,
genealogy or contains photographs or maps of old Ipswich,
please email John Slaughter to submit the URL.