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Mitchell Family Reunions 2016

Above / This 1992 photo captured a wonderful memory when the Mitchell Family spent the weekend at Aunt Frannie's lake house near Indiana Beach....

Today we’re remembering Carol Mitchell Crookston

Above / Every Thanksgiving the Mitchell family gets together for one of two annual reunions. Many times since 2001, photos of PN readers have...

Keep sharp with sage advice from Gertrude Mitchell, Mark Twain and James L. Nichols

Above / Summer vacations on my grandparents' farm provided plenty of opportunities to learn and help my grandmother, Gertrude Mitchell, with chores back in...

Secret to family reunions is simply love and space

Above / Four of nine Mitchell children still living continue to bring descendants of Gertrude and Paul Mitchell together to the Mitchell Thanksgiving Reunion...

Martin Mitchell Mansion commemorative plate continues its journey

UPDATE Dec. 11, 2014 / At 7AM today, Eric Jozwiak arrived at the Administration Building for the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 to...

The Martin Mitchell Mansion Friendship Plate is on the move again

Since June 29, local individuals and groups have been celebrating the 130th birthday of the grand Victorian mansion at Naper Settlement by passing the...

December Editor’s Notes

With a song in my heart, my thoughts turn to all the times as a kid we went caroling from one neighbor’s front door...

Thanksgiving stuff and stuffing

Above / Often spotted around town and in local forest preserves, the wild turkey is one of the most popular game birds among backyard...

Greetings From Our Readers – September 2023

Mark Twain was correct when he noted, “He was as shy as a newspaper is when referring to its own merits.” That’s why we...

October Editor’s Notes / The long of it…

Trick or Treat? Sarcasm or Sincerity?  It’s October, a bountiful time to observe the natural changes of the landscape, visible during the first full moon...

July Editor’s Notes

Are you curious yet? The first time we ever caught folks reading Positively Naperville was at the Mitchell Family Reunion on Thanksgiving Day 2001 at...

November Editor’s Notes

Why do we adults begin conversations by asking, “How are you doin'?” More than a few times, I’ve wondered why kids seldom greet me that...

Summer squash patches with recipe for zucchini bread

Above / Edible yellow flowers on summer squash plants remind us that all plants need male pollen added to female flowers in order to...

November Editor’s Notes

Here's to November, a month chock full of important dates that welcome annual attention and attendance. And for a change, these traditional events were not...

December Editor’s Notes

Above / "For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas...," Charles Dickens wrote. If you have young children in...

Savor memories and traditions of Thanksgiving with grace and peace

Above / Appreciate the power of Thanksgiving with family, friends and neighbors. The descendants of the Gertrude and Paul Mitchell have been gathering together...

Pulse of Naperville Music Scene – Drinks to music

On a recent visit to the Starbucks Reserve store, one of my favorite Downtown Naperville haunts, I had one of those moments where your...

November Editor’s Notes

Above / My first memories of Thanksgiving were in my grandparents' dining room on their farm in Battle Ground, Ind. Back then I had...

Positively Naperville travels the world! Thanks, PN Readers!

Above / Remember learning about Pangea in elementary school? PN's image of Pangea depicts Naperville flagged on a hypothetical super-continent that includes all current...

Ever grateful, ever true, we’ll always remember our favorite Purdue fan

Above / For Don Crookston, March Madness always was most enjoyable when Purdue played in the annual NCAA Basketball Tournament. And for this PN...

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