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: 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...
Needham History: What Will History Say About Us?
And the present? That’s up to us now. Free Soil and Free Men! A broadside announcing a meeting in Needham’s Town Hall to elect Free...
Needham History: The Mother’s Rest Association
Respite and recovery in the pure air and blessed sunshine of Needham. The Mother's Rest Association at the intersection of Greendale Avenue and High Street....