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What Makes This Flower So Special?
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What Makes This Flower So Special?

April 3, 2025 • Annually, the Needham History Center and Museum takes a day to celebrate a delicate flower known as the Giant Swiss Pansy....

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Ashley Julier
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Spring to Arrive at the NHCM
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Spring to Arrive at the NHCM

March 28, 2024 • A look at what to expect at the celebration of Needham's official flower. The Giant Swiss Pansy is having a bit...

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Needham’s “First Sign of Spring”
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Needham’s “First Sign of Spring”

February 29, 2024 • Here's what to expect at the 16th annual Needham's Art in Bloom at the Needham Free Public Library on March 9th...

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Ashley Julier
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Needham History: The Noyes/Fuller Herbaria
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Needham History: The Noyes/Fuller Herbaria

A priceless record of nearly two centuries of climate and habitat changes in Needham Dr. Josiah Noyes and one of his Needham plant specimens pressed...

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