Needham History: The Snowy Day
Brings out the kid in all of us. The Snowy Day The last couple of winters have been fairly snow-free. In 2023 and 2024,...
Needham History: Didn’t He KNOW When He Died?
Capt. John Fisher got caught in a time warp, of sorts. The gravestone n the Needham Cemetery for Capt. John Fisher, who died in...
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...