Needham History: Healing Runs in the Family
Unselfish devotion... Unusual skill and perseverance... Dr. Mary Hobart, circa 1910. (Library of Congress photo) Healing Runs in the Family People frequently ask where I...
Needham History: The Dedham Avenue Reservoir
Once we finally decided we needed it, demand grew fast. Excavating and grading the Reservoir basin. The pumping house is in the background. These photos...
Needham History: An Italianate Palazzo in the Center of Needham
The very best Needham had to offer. The Needham High School/Emery Grover Building, probably taken c. 1900, shortly after it was completed. The clock face...
Needham History: Hidden Secrets
An unlikely nest of spies... 40 Grant Street, at the corner of Grant and School Streets. The house was built in 1905 for Julia Casey,...
Needham History: Back to School Short Takes
The School of Hard Knocks Detail from "Adventures of a Pin," showing the changes and corrections. Back to School Short Takes Back to School! School...
Needham History: “Without which we canNot be hapy”
Dedham was being mean to us. The decision by the General Court to incorporate the Dedham lands north of the Charles River as its own...