Grade Range: 4-12Resource Type(s): Reference MaterialsDate Posted: 10/21/2008
Students will learn the history of the house that stood at 16 Elm Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts for over 200 years, how it was saved by community members, and how it came to live at the National Museum of American History. Also included is a timeline of all of the inhabitants from 1757 to 1961. This educational resources is part of the online exhibition, Within These Walls.
Multimedia instruction, Museum education
American flintlock musket, .69 caliber, with "TOWNE OF BOSTON" branded into the stock.
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house, History, New England, preservation, historic house, furnishing, family life, everyday life, curation, interior, familial history, family, curator, conservation, architecture, Ipswich, Massachusetts, social history, furniture, home, decoration