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Needham History: Ahoy Mateys!
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Needham History: Ahoy Mateys!

Exploring Needham's rich maritime history The house of Captain Gorham Burkett on Highland Avenue, now the site of Walgreen's. At the time the house was...

Gloria Greis, Needham History Center and Museum
November 30, 2023
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‘Bad Blood’: 135 years of Needham-Wellesley Football Rivalry
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‘Bad Blood’: 135 years of Needham-Wellesley Football Rivalry

November 20, 2023 • Thanksgiving and football go hand-in-hand in communities across America, but the pairing is notably and historically special to Needham and Wellesley....

Cameron Morsberger
November 20, 2023November 21, 2023
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Needham History: Needham vs. Wellesley – The Back Story
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Needham History: Needham vs. Wellesley – The Back Story

Back to a time when the rivalry was darker and more serious... The Barachiah Mason map of Needham, 1771. At the time, the town included...

Gloria Greis, Needham History Center and Museum
November 16, 2023November 16, 2023
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Needham History: Does Rosemary Grow at Rosemary Lake?
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Needham History: Does Rosemary Grow at Rosemary Lake?

Admit it - it's an earworm, and if you are over 50, you are humming it now. ("Love grows...") Or not. Canoeing and fishing on...

Gloria Greis, Needham History Center and Museum
November 9, 2023November 15, 2023
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Needham History: A Rite of Passage
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Needham History: A Rite of Passage

"Cattel Should feed on the Roads and Commons in the Town." Or not. Howard Tisdale walks his cows in 1895, on Webster Street at the...

Gloria Greis, Needham History Center and Museum
November 2, 2023November 2, 2023
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Needham History: The Baby Ghost of Cook’s Bridge
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Needham History: The Baby Ghost of Cook’s Bridge

Wow! Special Halloween Bonus Issue! These are the Days of the Dead – Halloween/All Hallows’ Eve on October 31, All Saints’ Day on November 1,...

Gloria Greis, Needham History Center and Museum
October 26, 2023November 9, 2023
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