Kate's Brief History
Tidbits of history, briefly.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Notable Naperville Women -- Named "Naper"
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Gravestone of Almeda Naper, wife of Joseph Traditionally May is Heritage Month in Naperville, including Civil War Days which is May 20 a...
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...
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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