Kate's Brief History

Tidbits of history, briefly.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Notable Naperville Women -- The Librarians

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Naperville boasts three state-of-the-art libraries today. The very first one opened in 1898 thanks to a bequest from James Lawrence Ni...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Notable Naperville Women - The Martins

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Naperville will forever be grateful to Caroline Martin Mitchell. When she died in 1936, she gave 212 acres of downtown property to the city...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Notable Naperville Women - The Fredenhagens

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Fredenhagen and her daughters Rita and Jeanne shared a deep love for Naperville. So with a nod to both Valentines’ Day and the recent movi...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Notable Naperville Women - Hannah Ditzler

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History books record plenty of men’s names because of the traditions of our society, but of course there have been many women who ma...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Random Last Round-Up of 1966

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Before we bid farewell to our look at 1966, here are a few random things that happened that year. It was a weird and wonderful time! The Nat...
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