‘Bad Blood’: 135 years of Needham-Wellesley Football Rivalry
November 20, 2023 • Thanksgiving and football go hand-in-hand in communities across America, but the pairing is notably and historically special to Needham and Wellesley....
Keeping Faith: Historic Needham Church Faces New Future After Closing
October 6, 2023 • The First Baptist Church in Needham has closed its doors and merged with a Jamaica Plain Parish, but that does not...
Needham History: An Italianate Palazzo in the Center of Needham
The very best Needham had to offer. The Needham High School/Emery Grover Building, probably taken c. 1900, shortly after it was completed. The clock face...
Needham History: Hidden Secrets
An unlikely nest of spies... 40 Grant Street, at the corner of Grant and School Streets. The house was built in 1905 for Julia Casey,...
Needham History: Back to School Short Takes
The School of Hard Knocks Detail from "Adventures of a Pin," showing the changes and corrections. Back to School Short Takes Back to School! School...
Needham History: A Comfort Always to Those Who Need It
Underneath it all, it is still The Glover The original Glover Home and Hospital was a conversion of Frederick Glover’s former house, deeded to the...