Spring to Arrive at the NHCM
March 28, 2024 • A look at what to expect at the celebration of Needham's official flower. The Giant Swiss Pansy is having a bit...
Needham History: Location, Location, Location
Was Pilfershire the abode of thieves...? Location, Location, Location! “Granted [by the Town of Dedham] to Thomas Metcalfe and to his Heirs and Assigns forever...
Needham History: About Those Bombs…
Maybe bringing explosives home to the suburbs was not such a good idea after all... The Cosmic-Terrestrial Research Laboratory at 31 Bird Street, circa 1942....
Needham History: Herbert Hudson’s Bathhouse
Needham had a public bathhouse - who knew? Hunnewell Street between Hillside Avenue and Bobsled Drive (a detail from the 1887 birds-eye map). Lyne's knitting...
Needham History: True Bootlegger Tales!
Where there is a Will, there is always a Way. Cast of Characters: Norman MacKenzie (right) was Needham’s first chief of Police, serving from 1912...
Needham History: The Boston Post Cane
Thanks - but no thanks! West Bridgewater's Boston Post Cane, which is identical to Needham's except for the town name in the inscription. I was...