Needhamites Make History
December 15, 2025 • In her latest book, published in October, Gloria Greis shares her passion for Needham history through a series of stories. Gloria...
Needham History: Giovanni Castano
Painting the things he loved, including Needham "From My Studio Window," by Giovanni Castano. The painting shows the artist's garden and the hills behind his...
Needham History: The More You See, the More You See
And of course the papier-mache rock. A picture of a photo studio in our collections, labelled "Photo studio, probably Holmes Brothers." The visible props will...
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.)....