Research Your House May 2023

Research Your House

Wednesday, May 24, 6:30pm
Municipal Center Rooms A and B
400 South Eagle Street

In celebration of National Preservation Month, Andrea Field, Naper Settlement's Curator of History, gave an excellent presentation on how to research the history of your Naperville home. Some resources she recommended were:

• Books: (available for use at Naper Settlement and perhaps at Naperville Library)

  • Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You by David Kyvig, Myron A. Marty, and Larry Cebula

  • Discovering the History of Your House and Neighborhood by Betsy J. Green

  • Houses and Homes: Exploring Their History by Barbara Howe et al.

• DuPage Recorder of Deeds

  • Document Search 

• Newberry Library

• Illinois State Library

  • Illinois Digital Archives

  • Research Databases

• National Archives

• Naperville Heritage Society Plaque program