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North Central College Professor
Guy Eugene Oliver Sr. was born on the family farm, January 22, 1884, in Minnesota City, Winona County, Minnesota, the son of Lynds Jones...
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Banker, Naperville City Commissioner and Treasurer
Walter Marion Givler was born May 17, 1866, in unincorporated Copenhagen, DuPage County, Illinois. He was the first child of David B. Givler and...
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Civil War Vet, County Treasurer, Naperville Postmaster
Daniel N. Gross was born December 11, 1837, in Lisle Township, Cook County, Illinois, the son of Johann George Conrad Gross and Salome Dather.
He...
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George Washington Inaugural Bible on display in Naperville
Update, Oct. 12, 2024 / The first 175 years of Freemasonry in Naperville, Illinois, was celebrated during a special rededication of the Lodge for...
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175 years of Freemasonry in Naperville, Illinois
I have been writing for the last three years about lesser-known historical figures in Naperville whose contributions have helped turn our city into a...
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Joseph Naper and the ‘Town of Naperville’
Joseph Naper was born in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont in 1798. He was the son of Robert Naper/Napier and Sarah Hawley.
When he was just...
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Pharmacist, Fire Chief, VFW Post Commander
Charles James Foucek, Jr. was born January 5, 1896, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of Charles Godfrey Foucek and Mary L. Stepina.
He...
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School board member, long-time employee of Kroehler Furniture
Arthur Jay Goodge was born June 25, 1880, in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, the son of Frank P. Goodge and Jane Agnes Busch.
He came...
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Edwin Earl Sargent: A man of many talents and pursuits
Edwin Earl Sargent was born March 8, 1866, in Lisle Township, DuPage County, Illinois.
He was the son of Marquis Lafayette Sargent and Lois Maria...
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Sailor, gold miner, merchant, hotel keeper, farmer, village trustee and alderman
William Barber III was born September 4, 1832, in Naperville Township, Cook County, Illinois, the son of William Barber Jr. and Lucetta Stevens.
Lucetta was...