Cruising Main Street
New Ipswich Historical Society
Main Street
A nice day for a ride in the convertible
A Mystery Photo
This is one of the many photos in the Society collection that might have been taken in a location other than New Ipswich. Only identifying clue is the STOVES sign.
On this day - July 2, 1908
James Roger diary entry
2nd (Thursday)
Warm and sultry. Thunder began about noon. David finished cutting incubator field and they mowed the foot of orchard in afternoon. We brought in hay from orchard, the grass they brought from Club House yesterday and what was out yesterday in the incubator field and cocked up what was out this morning. Got letter from Hamish last night all well. He goes to Boston & Hingham on Saturday. Sewing circle meets at parsonage this afternoon a little rain beginning to fall about 5 pm. Was at library last night saw some good views of New Ipswich. Walked up from mail with Mr. Thompson of Milford. Tombstone man
On this day - July 2, 1897
William Jurian Kaula diary - no entry
Graveyard Tales
Old Burying Ground - Porter Hill Road
One of the “Table Top” graves that Carl Toko cleaned belongs to Colonel Reuben Kidder.
As thou lookest on this Monument
Others shortly will look on thine;
For know, o reader tho thy cheek now reddens with the glow of health, thy sparkling eye shall soon languish in Death & thy body now active Shall ere long like the deceased be consigned To the narrow confines of a grave. Where a few feet of kindred Earth Shall forever hide thee from the busy
Actually, Carl Toko cleaned this stone...summer of 2021.
Cruising Main Street pic, before the stone wall was built.