Needham History: A Tour of Downtown Needham in 1935
Strolling thru the downtown on a spring afternoon in 1935. A Tour of Downtown Needham in 1935 In our wonderful collection of photos, we have...
Remembering a Needham Legacy During Race Amity Day
June 9, 2025 • Locals attended the annual Race Amity Day and joined in celebrating a memorial rededication several years in the making. Välkommen till...
Needham History: Gravel Quarries and the Murphy Tragedy
Gravel was valuable, but digging it was dangerous. [caption id="attachment_141524" align="aligncenter" width="800"]The scene of the gravel pit accident that claimed the life of quarryman Patrick...
Needham History: The Oldest Photos of Needham
These are the ghosts of Needham's past. The Old Center, circa 1870. The image shows (right to left) the First Parish Church, Revere Hall, the...
Needham History: Smoking and Drinking in Town Meeting
Sorry TMMs - those days are gone. The First Parish Meeting House as it appeared in 1711, in a sketch by Timothy Newell Smith. The...
Needham History: Needham’s Naturalist
Still climbing trees at the age of 67 "Lapland Longspur," a detail from Timothy Otis Fuller's 1912 journal. The 1912 journal is by far the...