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Some of the furniture products manufactured at the Kroehler Manufacturing Co. in Naperville. By the 1950s, the company was making more than $100 million in sales.
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The Way We Were: Once upon a time, Naperville was home to the largest furniture-manufacturing company in the US

March 12, 2024 at 11:52 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. Naperville was once home to one of the largest and...

Men move blocks of ice harvested from a Naperville quarry into horse-drawn wagons using a ramp in this undated photo from the 1800s. Ice harvesting was a common in Naperville and throughout the Midwest because the blocks could be stored in icehouses in winter for use through the rest of the year.

The Way We Were: Ice harvested in Naperville would be used year-round by merchants, residents

December 1, 2023 at 2:05 p.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. Back before making ice was a simple procedure we could...

This photo is believed to have been taken at the 1901 Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Jacob Stark, who lived at 15 N. Brainard St. Stark, who came to the area in 1846 with his parents, moved with his wife and 11 children from the nearby farming community of Copenhagen to Naperville in 1889.

The Way We Were: There’s probably a lot you don’t know about how we came to celebrate Thanksgiving

November 24, 2023 at 12:09 p.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. With this being Thanksgiving weekend, let's revisit the holiday as...

This postcard of downtown Naperville shows Jefferson Avenue looking east from Main Street as it appeared 102 years ago. Although stores and businesses have come and gone over the years, many of those same buildings are still in use today.

The Way We Were: So much has changed in downtown Naperville, but buildings dating back to the 1800s remain

November 17, 2023 at 11:42 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. Naperville's Jefferson Street looking east from Main Street has changed...

This is a photo of the Grand Army of the Republic Walter Blanchard Post 386, known as the GAR, taken on Memorial Day 1887. Their commander, Willard Scott, is on the far left in the first row.

The Way We Were: Gone but not forgotten, GAR members were Civil War soldiers committed to living, fallen vets

March 12, 2024 at 11:51 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the archives of Naper Settlement. The Grand Army of the Republic, known as the GAR, was...

This photo taken Nov. 20, 1901, shows the teacher and the students who attended Copenhagen Schoolhouse, a one-room school located at what is now Route 59 and 83rd Street in Naperville. A notation on the back of the photo reads: "Students at Copenhagen School. (Naperville founder) John Naper's granddaughter in this class. Ethel May Eichelberger."

The Way We Were: Penmanship, conduct and farm schedules important back in the day of one-room schoolhouses

March 12, 2024 at 11:52 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. Before today's huge school buildings with thousands of students were...

In this undated photo, the Naperville Municipal Band performs for tuberculosis patients at the Edward Sanatorium in Naperville, which opened in 1907. The building in the background was a farmhouse purchased by the sanatorium that became known as the nurses' home or Plamondon House.

The Way We Were: Naperville’s turberculosis sanitorium led the way for the creation of Edward Hospital

March 12, 2024 at 11:52 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. The Edward Sanatorium, forerunner of Naperville's Edward Hospital, opened its...

This photo shows Naperville farmers gathered together for a barn raising at the Schwartz farm near Lisle. In 1894, the Schwartz cattle barn burned to the ground after being struck by lightning and, as was the custom, fellow farmers joined together to help them build a new one.

The Way We Were: Naperville farmers often came together for barn raisings, a custom both practical and social

March 12, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. A barn raising was once a great social event. Farm...

Charles Rassweiler, right, helps a customer at the Rassweiler Hardware Co. while a couple looks at new stoves in this photo taken in the early 20th century.

The Way We Were: One hardware store’s had a long history in Naperville — and it’s still chugging as Buikema’s Ace

October 13, 2023 at 12:47 p.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. We know we can save big money at Menards and...

The aerial view captures Naperville as it look in the 1930s. Washington Street runs on a diagonal -- look for the Nichols Library and YMCA building as landmarks -- and Ogden Avenue is at the top.

The Way We Were: Photo offers a glimpse at just how small and rural Naperville was in the 1930s

March 12, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville's past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. Naperville's roadways have changed quite a bit over the years....

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