Needham History: Fireworks! Illuminations! Cheers!
Progress comes to the somewhat sleepy burgh of Needham. “Keep Your EYE on Needham.” A billboard posted by the Needham Board of Trade around 1920...
Needham History: What Will History Say About Us?
And the present? That’s up to us now. Free Soil and Free Men! A broadside announcing a meeting in Needham’s Town Hall to elect Free...
Needham History: The Mother’s Rest Association
Respite and recovery in the pure air and blessed sunshine of Needham. The Mother's Rest Association at the intersection of Greendale Avenue and High Street....
Help Envision a Better Center
2/5/25: Please note, the date of the Thursday Walking Tour mentioned in the following story has changed due to expected bad weather. The new dates...
Needham History: The Oldest House in Needham
318 years, and still standing! The Robert Fuller House (3 Burrill Lane, built 1707), painted by Timothy Newell Smith in 1861. The painting shows the...
Needham History: The Needham Leg
Oh, yeah? Well, good riddance! Barachaiah Mason’s map of Needham was made in 1771, and is the oldest known map of the town. The map...