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    • History of DuPage County, Illinois

    • History of DuPage County, Illinois

    • DuPage County (Ill.) – History.; DuPage County (Ill.) – Biography.

    • The history of DuPage County is covered through the exploration period, Indian life, pioneer settlement, the Black Hawk War, the Civil War and the development of governing bodies, schools, churches and businesses. There are histories of each...
    • Naperville Heritage Collection
    • City Council Minutes (1857 - 1881)

    • City Council Minutes (1857 - 1881)

    • Naperville (Ill.) -- City Council.; Naperville (Ill.) -- Administration.; Naperville (Ill.) -- Appropriations and expenditures.; Naperville (Ill.) -- Public records.; Naperville (Ill.) -- Finance.; Corporate minutes -- Illinois -- Naperville.;...

    • Official record for Naperville, Illinois from its incorporation in 1857 through April 26, 1870 including articles of incorporation. Originally transcribed and typewritten by Pat Miller in 1981. Subsequently retranscribed by City of Naperville...
    • Naperville Heritage Collection
    • Naperville Area Farm Families History

    • Naperville Area Farm Families History

    • Farm life – Illinois – Naperville.; Naperville (Ill.) – History.;

    • Collected for Naperville's Sesquicentennial are 150 farm family histories and 70 photographs of farms dating from the early 1800s. These hearty men and women worked tirelessly to bring Naperville from a prairie wilderness to a thriving city.
    • Naperville Heritage Collection
    • Voices of the Depression

    • Voices of the Depression

    • Naperville High School -- Naperville (Ill.) -- History; Depressions -- 1929 -- Illinois -- Naperville ; Naperville (Ill.) -- History -- 1933-1945; Riese, Walter A.; Schools -- Illinois -- Naperville -- History

    • The author and fifteen class members of the 117 contacted offer their personal experiences before, during and after graduation. There is commentary on how the social, political and economic issues of the 1920s and 1930s affected these classmates.
    • Naperville Heritage Collection
    • Historical Encyclopedia Of Illinois and history of Du Page County, Volume 1

    • Historical Encyclopedia Of Illinois and history of Du Page County, Volume 1

    • Illinois -- History -- Encyclopedias ; DuPage County (Ill.) -- History ; DuPage County (Ill.) -- Biography; DuPage County (Ill.) -- Portraits; DuPage County (Ill.) -- Maps; Naperville (Ill.) -- History; Naperville (Ill.) -- Biography; Naperville...

    • Illinois is prominent in the early history of the West. Concise descriptions of places, historical facts, and biographies of living persons with close relations to the state. Illustrations include portraits, maps and buildings.
    • Naperville Heritage Collection
    • The Greenes on the East Branch of the DuPage

    • The Greenes on the East Branch of the DuPage

    • DuPage County (Ill.) -- Genealogy ; DuPage County (Ill.) -- History ; DuPage County (Ill.) -- Portraits ; Lisle (Ill.) -- Genealogy ; Lisle (Ill.) -- History ; Lisle (Ill.) -- Portraits

    • Includes the forebears and descendents of Daniel Moon Greene and his nephew William Briggs Greene, pioneer settlers in Lisle Township, DuPage County, Illinois. 196 p. ; ill., col. coat of arms, facsims., geneal. tables, maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
    • Naperville Heritage Collection
    • Watch Word February 1945

    • Watch Word February 1945

    • Elgin National Watch Co.; Elgin (Ill.) -- History; Clock and watch makers -- Illinois -- Elgin;

    • The February 1945 issue of the Watch Word magazine, a periodical for and about the employees of the National Watch Company in Elgin, Illinois.
    • Watch Word
    • Watch Word November 1951

    • Watch Word November 1951

    • Clock and watch makers -- Illinois -- Elgin; Elgin National Watch Co.; Elgin (Ill.) -- History;

    • November 1951 issue of The Watch Word, a magazine for and about the employees of the Elgin National Watch Company.
    • Watch Word
    • A History of Hampshire

    • A History of Hampshire

    • Hampshire (IL) -- History; Churches -- Hampshire (IL); Churches -- Henpeck (IL); Schools -- Hampshire (IL); Henpeck (IL) -- History; Deerfield (IL) -- History; Burlington (IL) -- History; Rutlandville (IL) -- History; Dairying -- United States –...

    • This was originally written as an essay for the Wednesday Club and was later revised for wider publication.
    • Ella's Historical Collection
    • History of Kane County, IL, Volume I

    • History of Kane County, IL, Volume I

    • Kane County (Ill.)--Biography; Kane County (Ill.)--History

    • '"Illustrated with portraits and views." Running title: Kane County History, Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Published by The Pioneer Pub. Co: Chicago, IL. Highlights communities and history of numerous villages, cities and...
    • St. Charles History - Then and Now
    • Norris Family

    • Norris Family

    • Norris family; Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center; Saint Charles (Ill.)--History;

    • Photocopies of newspaper articles compiled by St. Charles Public Library staff. Also includes dedication booklet for the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center (May 7, 1978) which contains biographical information.
    • St. Charles History - Then and Now

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