Needham History: The Ministerial Lands
Keeping the Minister fed and happy. The Joseph Hewins survey of Needham's ministerial lands, dated 1766. The paper is in tough shape, but the ink...
Needham History: The Accidental Artist
He probably thought of himself as a builder, or a shopkeeper. A view of the Robert Fuller House (1707), at the corner of Forest Street...
Needham History: Who Doesn’t Love a Wall?
A problem, but also a solution The old center at Central Avenue and Nehoiden Street, circa 1870 (looking northeast from what is now Dwight Rd.)....
Needham History: “The Experiment Promises to be Very Satisfactory”
America’s farms were the unlikely destination for thousands of POWs Detail of agreement letter between the Boston Market Gardeners’ Association and Joseph DeFrancesco of Needham...
Needham History: Frogs Under the Tongue? There’s a Cure for That!
Boneset, woundwort, feverfew, and beer - all good for what ails you One of Dr. Josiah Noyes’ herbaria. Noyes was a doctor and scientist with...
Needham History: The Town Forest
The view... the peace and quiet... the model train! From the top of High Rock, looking east toward Needham Center, circa 1900. The Town Forest...
