Needham in Bloom During Pansy Day
April 14, 2025 • A Needham spring is incomplete without pansies. April showers bring May flowers, but in Needham, the flowers came early. While slightly...
A Walk in Their Historical Shoes
April 10, 2025 • Derick Risner tells us what to expect during this year's Needham2Arlington community walk, especially since it coincides with a special anniversary....
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....
Needham History: How Did Needham Get Its Name?
No one was named 'Needham' A detail from the Dedham Farmers’ Petition, showing the very first written use of our new town name. Note the...
Needham History: “To Rule with Gentle Hand”
"Just so let women have the right, to rule with gentle hand..." Twin Oaks, the home of Eliza LaCroix, overlooking Rosemary Lake. The Needham Women...
Needham History: Fireworks! Illuminations! Cheers!
Progress comes to the somewhat sleepy burgh of Needham. “Keep Your EYE on Needham.” A billboard posted by the Needham Board of Trade around 1920...