IPSWICH-to-IPSWICH
Ipswich-to-Ipswich is about shared history, a deep interest in the arts, community education and engagement, and friendship between Ipswich, Massachusetts and Ipswich in the United Kingdom.
In 2007, a textile exhibit created in Ipswich, UK called the Ipswich Charter Hangings visited Ipswich, MA. The exhibit inspired school projects, family activities, the creation of historical interpretive panels, and well-funded exhibit openings, illustrating in a very public way the inextricable historical link between the two Ipswiches.
Ipswich-to-Ipswich Continues!
• The historical panels are now on display at Ipswich, MA Town Hall.
• The Ipswich, MA History Quilt is also on display at Ipswich Town Hall.
• The Ipswich Charter Hangings have returned to England, where they will be on display at a site to be determined.
Conversations are already underway to determine the next phase of Ipswich-to-Ipswich. Options include:
• school programs between Ipswich, MA and Ipswich, UK schools via electronic means
• scholarships for Ipswich, MA students to visit Ipswich, UK
• Rotary Club projects in both communities
Stay tuned for more details!
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| In honor of the Ipswich Charter Hangings' visit to Ipswich, MA, students at the Ipswich Middle School created this textile hanging of Ipswich, MA history. It is on display at Ipswich Town Hall. |
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