Needham History: Marching Under the Banner of Henry Clay
“The skies are bright, Our hearts are light.....” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The Clay-Frelinghuysen Banner. The image of the horse, oxen, and plow was used...
Needham History: Water Under the Bridge
... or Over the Dam. We have that, too. [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] Fisher’s Bridge (Central Avenue to Dover) is the oldest bridge still standing...
Needham History: The Lyceum
“Lectures and debates on all sorts of subjects which concern the well-being of the community” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The old town center at Central...
Needham History: The Busy Corner Store
“A corner that has been – literally – at the center of Needham for nearly 170 years.” [caption id="attachment_133049" align="alignleft" width="800"] The 1887 birds-eye map...
Needham History: Needham Declares Independence in June. Nation Follows 11 Days Later
“If the Honorable Congress … of the United Colonies Declare them independent of the kingdom of Great Britain, they the Said Inhabitants [of Needham] will...
Needham History: To the Ends of the Earth-and Beyond!
Our explorers’ flags are more than just pieces of cloth – they represented courage and adventure, and a journey to the farthest reaches of their...