Needham History: History Mysteries! Short Takes
Everyone loves a mystery - except Me! I want to know more! The oldest known photo of Wellesley Square, taken in the 1870s. This view...
Needham History: The Boys of Summer…Needham Style
The Englishmen in the Heights stuck with their own national game. Needham's Albion Cricket Club, one of the more successful of the town’s state-league teams,...
Needham History: One More for the Road
It became increasingly common for Town Meeting to adjourn early in the day, and resume the meeting later at one of the town’s taverns. The...
Needham History: Location, Location, Location
Was Pilfershire the abode of thieves...? Location, Location, Location! “Granted [by the Town of Dedham] to Thomas Metcalfe and to his Heirs and Assigns forever...
Needham History: About Those Bombs…
Maybe bringing explosives home to the suburbs was not such a good idea after all... The Cosmic-Terrestrial Research Laboratory at 31 Bird Street, circa 1942....
Needham History: Herbert Hudson’s Bathhouse
Needham had a public bathhouse - who knew? Hunnewell Street between Hillside Avenue and Bobsled Drive (a detail from the 1887 birds-eye map). Lyne's knitting...