PART OF AN ANNUAL EXCHANGE, THESE STUDENTS HAVE VISITED NEEDHAM AND TODAY WERE AT THE MILLS HOUSE FOR SOME OUTDOOR SHOTS.

1st EVENT-2/3/2007
Saturday evening and a open house for chocolate and champagne. An extremely successful event with well over 170 people. Aided by local suppliers, it was a great event.
2nd EVENT-2/2/2008 2nd ANNUAL EVENT.

PICTURES AT THE 2005 & 2006 ANNUAL DINNER AT THE SHERIDAN HOTEL, BOTH IN APRIL.

HELD AT THE SHERATON WITH GUEST SPEAKER, MARSHA BEMKO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW.

FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, THE MATERIAL FOR A GIRL SCOUT DISPLAY HAS BEEN GATHERED TO CELEBRATE 90 YEARS OF SCOUTING IN NEEDHAM. TODAY THERE WAS AN OPENING AND OPEN HOUSE, VERY WELL ATTENDED.

Agreemenmt with the NHS enabled the Women's Club to hold a haunted house for guests celebrating Halloween. Decorating part of the first floor, part of the basement, and the yard. They had a trememendous reception coming out with 700 or more paying guests. The pictures show the displays, but not the emotion that would have been felt in the darkness of the displays as well as the horror sounds.

The Needham and Wellesley Historical Society jointly sponsered a speaker, David Connor who plays the role of Paul Revere, at the Wellesely Library. We had a brief history of the United States using approximatly 50 flags to show the progression. Different and interesting.

Henry tells of the the role of religion as each township earned the right to have its own givernment when I could build a church.A HISTORY OF RELIGION IN NEEDHAM-1711-1860.

The history of ther first parish in Needham. 4o farmer living on the western outskirts of Dedham partioned the Colonial Governor for a charter to start a new town. The grant was issued in November, 1711 and the church was erected on Nehoiden Street in 1712. Local taxes supported the church until laws changed in 1834.

Greg and Diana invited Ron, Polly & Gloria to visit the old home to see what they had done to date. Most wonderful!

GREG AND DIANE, NEW OWNERS OF THE GLENDOON HOUSE, INVITED THE "ACTIVE" MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY TO HAVE A PIZZA PARTY, AS THE REMOVAL OF THE SOCIETY FROM THE HOUSE, HAD BEEN COMPLETED. VERY NICE TIME.

AT THE SCHOOL HOUSE, WE HAD LINDA DES ROCHES (WHO WAS ENVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL STUDIES OF THE MILLS HOUSE FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) SPEAK TO US ON THE HISTORY OF OLDER HOMES, WITH PICTURES OF DIFFERENT STYLES FROM HOMES IN SOUTHERN MASS. AND TOLD US WHAT SHE HAD LEARNED OF THE HOUSE WHEN WE WENT THRU THE RENOVATIONS.

Mr.Tavener discussed with pictures the development of maps as the world learned more about the actual shape of the lands of North America and then N.E. and Boston.

OUR HISTORIAN, BOB HALL TAKES ON THE ROLE OF INVENTOR, MUSICIAN, PAINTER, AND JACK OF ALL TRADES, RUFUS PORTER WHO HAD A SATCHEL FULL OF INVENTIONS, CREATIVE IDEAS, AMBITION AND ENERGY. INFORMATIVE, AND MOST ENJOYABLE WITH EXCELLENT SLIDES AND CHARTS TO TELL THE STORY. HARRAH, BOB!

Built by Faith: Mary Immaculate of Lordes Church
A brief talk by Joe Hunter, and then a fine movie of this exceptionally beautiful church, created in 1910. and seved the catholic community in both Newton and Needham. An attempt will be made to get pictures of the wonderful interior which will be added to the site.

In
August of 1942, the Sub Grunion went to see in the Alaska Aleutian chain. It never came back. Speculation ended in 2007 when a team lead by the captains's son. Brad Abele. president of Boston Scientirfic, investigated and think they have foound the remains of the sub..

A talk on 1/8/04 by Dr. Chaim Rosenberg on "the Great Experiment: Boston's Victorian Age." These pictures were shown with a digital projector and photo'd by me close-up with no flash.