New Ipswich Historical Society

The Gilbert Thomson Project

Photos associated with Gilbert Thomson

New Ipswich Historical Society

Glass Plate Negatives

My technique for digitizing glass plate negatives for the New Ipswich Historical Society. Also a portfolio of the resultant photos.

Macro Photography

On This Day - March 1st

On this day, the 1st day of March in the years 2020. 2018, 2016, 2014 and one undated photo from a lot earlier

Substack

Substack Publishing

Substack is a lightweight publishing platform used by journalists and writers. I chose it as a way to write a daily newsletter for the New Ipswich Historical Society. I was looking for a quick way to share the photos from the Society's collection and elicit feedback from the

New Ipswich

The Turnpike Road Drinking Fountain

This is a story of the fate of the old town drinking fountain that was given to the town of New Ipswich by Captain John Hubbard in 1893.

New Ipswich Historical Society

Solving Puzzles

I scan photos for the New Ipswich Historical Society. I find that I am constantly trying to understand the background story behind every photo. Some are obvious, some are obscure. Here are some examples.