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...
Needham History: True Bootlegger Tales!
Where there is a Will, there is always a Way. Cast of Characters: Norman MacKenzie (right) was Needham’s first chief of Police, serving from 1912...
Needham History: The Boston Post Cane
Thanks - but no thanks! West Bridgewater's Boston Post Cane, which is identical to Needham's except for the town name in the inscription. I was...