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Growing up in Naperville – April showers?
Well, living in Naperville or northern Illinois, for that matter, you can be sure there is no guarantee on the weather.
My dad talked about...
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Growing up in Naperville – March, march, march
This month, let’s talk about the March!
March, March, March on! March in parades. Play a March.
I thought March would be a good time to...
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Growing up in Naperville – Sledding, Christmas trees and a scary section of town!
In the early forties at the end of World War II, there were no big hills or the sled hill at Rotary Hill. We...
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Growing up in Naperville – NCHS Class of ’57 Reunion
Happy New Year 2021! I thought these memories from the 60th Class Reunion of Naperville Central High School in 2017 would be a great...
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Growing up in Naperville – Getting to work
When World War II ended, there was a lot of catching up for business’s and working jobs. In the late ‘40s and early ‘50s,...
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Growing up in Naperville – School sports and music
I grew up in East Park Addition, north of the tracks between Washington Street and Loomis Street, north to Ogden Avenue. Our neighborhood had...
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Growing up in Naperville – Trains, coal and tuba solo
On Christmas Eve 1941, I was almost 3 years old. When my dad brought me into the living room, Santa Claus was sitting on...
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Growing up in Naperville – The key to dividing in a small town before it multiplied
A young boy growing up in a small town has its advantages and sometimes disadvantages!
When I was in fourth grade in the school year...
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Growing up in Naperville – Memories of Changing School Days
The 1949-50 school year began with changes. Back then there were two school districts in Naperville. District 78 was the grade school district and...
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Growing up in Naperville – Thinking about allowance
Back in late Spring 1948, I was walking home from school with several of my friends and one of them mentioned that he received...
