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Needham Classrooms Investigate Wôpanâak History Through Workshops
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Needham Classrooms Investigate Wôpanâak History Through Workshops

January 19, 2026 • Third graders in Needham Public Schools received in-person instruction from a New England indigenous educator as part of their social studies...

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Needham History: Didn’t He KNOW When He Died?
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Needham History: Didn’t He KNOW When He Died?

  Capt. John Fisher got caught in a time warp, of sorts. The gravestone n the Needham Cemetery for Capt. John Fisher, who died in...

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Needhamites Make History
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Needhamites Make History

December 15, 2025 • In her latest book, published in October, Gloria Greis shares her passion for Needham history through a series of stories. Gloria...

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Needham History: Giovanni Castano
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Needham History: Giovanni Castano

Painting the things he loved, including Needham "From My Studio Window," by Giovanni Castano. The painting shows the artist's garden and the hills behind his...

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Needham History: The More You See, the More You See
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Needham History: The More You See, the More You See

And of course the papier-mache rock. A picture of a photo studio in our collections, labelled "Photo studio, probably Holmes Brothers." The visible props will...

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Needham History: The Ministerial Lands
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Needham History: The Ministerial Lands

Keeping the Minister fed and happy. The Joseph Hewins survey of Needham's ministerial lands, dated 1766. The paper is in tough shape, but the ink...

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