Needham History: Herbert Hudson’s Bathhouse
Needham had a public bathhouse - who knew? Hunnewell Street between Hillside Avenue and Bobsled Drive (a detail from the 1887 birds-eye map). Lyne's knitting...
Needham History: True Bootlegger Tales!
Where there is a Will, there is always a Way. Cast of Characters: Norman MacKenzie (right) was Needham’s first chief of Police, serving from 1912...
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...
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....
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...
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...