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Needham History: The Boston Post Cane
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Needham History: The Boston Post Cane

Thanks - but no thanks! West Bridgewater's Boston Post Cane, which is identical to Needham's except for the town name in the inscription. I was...

Gloria Greis, Needham History Center and Museum
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Local Author Pens Novel on Infamous Needham Bank Robbery
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Local Author Pens Novel on Infamous Needham Bank Robbery

February 6, 2024 When Robert W. Wallace drives down Great Plain Avenue, past a 90-year-old crime scene, the hairs on the back of his neck...

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Needham History: Helen M. Knowlton
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Needham History: Helen M. Knowlton

Three mysterious unknown women Title unknown ("Woman with White Kerchief"), by Helen M. Knowlton, circa 1900. Painting in the collections of the Needham History Center....

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Needham History: Moving the Baptist Church
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Needham History: Moving the Baptist Church

"it will be one of the finest..." The first Baptist Church in its original location at the corner of Great Plain and Highland Avenues. The...

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Needham History: The First Big Dig
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Needham History: The First Big Dig

Mind the trails, and wear your boots. The Great Ditch through the Broad Meadows, 1960s. The First Big Dig My favorite gauge in the Charles...

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Needham History: The Other Tower on Tower Hill
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Needham History: The Other Tower on Tower Hill

Another high point in Needham! A view of Needham Heights from the tower, late 1920s. The little street in the middle is Thorpe Road, and...

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