Naper Nostalgia
The Curious Curator – Naperville has sole
Hidden objects like old newspapers, bottles, kids’ toys, gloves and shoes have been found in the walls and foundations of homes in Naperville during...
Earth Day is a reminder to care for the uniqueness of our planet every day
Above / Surrounded by folks who helped plan and plant the attractive Pollinator Station with native prairie plants, Mayor Steve Chirico cut a ribbon...
The Curious Curator – Mooning over Naperville
Did you know that Easter Sunday in the Roman Catholic tradition is based on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the...
The Curious Curator – Underground Naperville
UPDATE Nov. 1, 2017 / The longstanding building on the northeast corner of Jefferson at Main soon will change forever. Demolition of the historic...
The Curious Curator – May I have your autograph?
Before the rise of school yearbooks, blank books were produced to capture the signatures, memories, thoughts, poems and drawings of classmates. The usually pocket-sized...
The Curious Curator – Rolling into history
While giving tours in the George Martin, Caroline Martin Mitchell home Pinecraig at Naper Settlement this past month, a comment concerning the doorknobs was...
Recap of PN’s Naper 2017 Trivia first three days and other WSI Q&A
Above / The January issue of Positively Naperville returns with Naper 2017 Trivia, thanks to the inspiration of the 10-year popularity of WSI Quiz...
Chicago Cubs Trophy will be at Naperville City Hall from 11AM to 1PM Sat., Jan. 7
Above / Though PN Web Editor Tim Penick is known to travel cross country with the "W" flag, this Saturday he's sure to join...
The Curious Curator – Say cheese!
Most of our cellphones today are capable of taking pictures. Hundreds of thousands of digital images are taken and shared via social media. Cameras,...
The Curious Curator – Birds of a feather!
On the night of December 3, 1841, fourteen Naperville men discussed the question, “Are sandhill Cranes as good as turkies for culinary purposes?”
The question...
Naperville Sunrise Rotarians and friends volunteer to set up Naper Lights
Above / Naper Settlement was a scurry of activity with enthusiastic volunteers on Nov. 12, setting the scene for Naper Lights to be a...
Share roots of historic Hobson Oak during storytelling on Nov. 6
Above / When all the leaves have fallen, the winding structure of the historic Hobson Oak tree is haunting as its limbs branch out...
The Curious Curator – Pages: Naperville in Books
Ever wish you could go back in time? Have you ever thought of building a time machine in your basement, attic or backyard? The...
Naperville Heritage Society receives IMLS grant to restore thresher
Above / Naperville Heritage Society receives $72,209 IMLS grant that will help restore 1912 Wood Brothers grain thresher from the Wheatland Plowing Match Association.
The Naperville Heritage...
The Curious Curator – A Moo-ving Story
Update, Sept. 20, 2022 / Today PN was notified that James D. Polivka, age 93, "lived fully and died peacefully on September 16, 2022."
A...
The Curious Curator – One Family, Many Farms
Johann Hans George Eichelberger immigrated to America from Heidelberg, Germany, in 1733. His great grandson, John Eichelberger came to Illinois from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,...
Discover Lake Osborne in the heart of Naperville
UPDATE, July 31, 2018 / Fishing at Lake Osborne posts a daily catch limit of six bass, but we can't confirm success.
UPDATE, Mother's Day...
The Curious Curator – Naperville is just ducky!
I am looking for a Father’s Day gift. In my search for the perfect gift, I noticed some particularly interesting Naperville ads and articles...
Naper Nostalgia / June 2016
Above /As part of the Riverwalk 2000 Campaign to extend the brick path along the DuPage River from Washington Street to Hillside Road, then-Riverwalk...
Naperville’s Poppy Days lead to Memorial Day observances
Above / The Poppy movement was inspired by fields of red poppies in a well-known poem written in 1915 by Canadian Army Col. John McCrae titled...
