Needham History: What’s in a Name?
Names come and go, but Nellie is eternal TJ Crossman’s store, in the Moseley Block, circa 1885. The store also extended around the corner on...
Needham History: Who Doesn’t Love a Wall?
A problem, but also a solution The old center at Central Avenue and Nehoiden Street, circa 1870 (looking northeast from what is now Dwight Rd.)....
Needham History: “The Experiment Promises to be Very Satisfactory”
America’s farms were the unlikely destination for thousands of POWs Detail of agreement letter between the Boston Market Gardeners’ Association and Joseph DeFrancesco of Needham...
Needham History: Frogs Under the Tongue? There’s a Cure for That!
Boneset, woundwort, feverfew, and beer - all good for what ails you One of Dr. Josiah Noyes’ herbaria. Noyes was a doctor and scientist with...
Needham History: The Revere-Adjacent Blake & Sons Bell
Not *quite* Revere, but oh-so-close! The Parker School on Charles River Street. The bell was purchased for the tower, and served as both a school...
Needham History: Some Account of Parish Visits
Rev. West had his work cut out for him. A sketch of the First Parish Meeting House, by Timothy Newell Smith. Some Account of Pastoral...