Weekly Stories

Putting up the new water tower was comparatively easy. Taking down the old one was harder, and did not go exactly as planned. Needham had the whole world asking –...

The photo is from Spring 1979, so I know there are many of you out there who still remember when the downtown looked like this. Some of it still does...

In Needham, “the Mother’s Rest has a permanent home, in a beautiful section of the country, where [tired mothers] can have pure air, blessed sunshine, and enjoy the beauty of...

We all know about the Needham-Wellesley Game. But autumn is a good time for another – less famous – Needham football story. While we can boast of the longest-running football...

Looking around at the houses in Needham, you would not think of our town as a launching point for world-famous architects. But you would be wrong.  Not that we knew...

But he did stop for some water, and to greet old friends. For most of his last 24 years, Washington was on the move – and that meant thousands of...

Among the many attractions on Baker’s estate were his animals – some as commonplace as raccoons; others exotic, like tropical birds. Among these were his bears, Adam, Eve, and Billy...

No ghosts.  And not a pirate in sight. The cemetery is where people lie quiet, and the rows of stones – whether made by parents or artisans – show the...

by Polly Attridge, Archivist, Needham History Center Why did the cow cross the road?  HOW did the cow cross the road? The construction of Route 128 in the 1950s upset...