Kate's Brief History
Tidbits of history, briefly.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
New Naperville Area Schools in 1966
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With Naperville’s population booming in the 1960’s, it soon became obvious that the current schools would not be sufficient for educati...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Naperville 50 Years Ago — Joining the Police Force
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There were fewer Naperville citizens in 1966 and a much smaller police force of about a dozen, but a very familiar face started his c...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Naperville 50 Years Ago — The Park District
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1966 was also the year our Park District was born. Park districts weren’t a novel idea — Chicago launched it’s first incarnations in...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Naperville 50 Years Ago -- The Barn
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1966 was a remarkable time — even in our little town. At the beginning of a development explosion, Naperville’s population grew 75% d...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Old Naperville Gossip about Colorado Beer Baron
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If you were a Chicagoan of drinking age in 1980, you remember how chic it was to drink Coors before it was legally distributed east o...
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