Needham History: Back to School Short Takes
The School of Hard Knocks Detail from "Adventures of a Pin," showing the changes and corrections. Back to School Short Takes Back to School! School...
Needham History: What Happened to Center Station?
We hardly notice it now, but it was once quite special Two views of Needham Center Station when it was new, circa 1890. The top...
Needham History: The Long Journey of Richard Fry
An Unlikely Friendship Leads to a Lasting Legacy The old Alden house at 604 Central Avenue, circa 1950. The Needham maps show a house on...
Needham History: Three Old Friends
"Three of our citizens...in whom we all take pride." George Hiram Gay (1812-1907; 94 years old), Enos Houghton Tucker (1814-1907; 92 years old) and Ezra...
Hike Honors Needham’s Revolutionary Past
April 13, 2023 • You can join a historic walk to commemorate the militia members who went from Needham to Arlington to fight against the...
Teaching Empathy through History
A Needham teacher traveled to a Japanese American confinement site in Wyoming to gain a better understanding of what they went through. She hopes to...