For those who celebrate, we wish you a Happy Easter.
This embossed Easter postcard features a rabbit playing golf on a grassy hill, with a baby chick for a golf caddie. You’ll note that the golf ball is really an Easter egg! This postcard dates to the early 20th century. 🐤🐰
April is National Volunteer Month! 😊
We want to give a big THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers for their hard work and dedication. 💕
To learn more about volunteering at Naper Settlement, visit: https://pulse.ly/9t7xft14gz
🌾 It’s National Ag Day! 🚜
Today celebrates the important role that agriculture plays in our daily life. At Naper Settlement, we're proud to inspire visitors by sharing the rich history and stories of local agriculture through our exhibits, educational programs, and events.
Join us this Thursday, March 19 for Your Friendly Neighborhood Historian: You Think You Know...Westward Expansion. Prepare to see the nation's past in a new light with engaging, entertaining presentations that make you say, "I didn't know that!"
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Happy International Women's Day!
Today, we celebrate the phenomenal women of the past and present, whose remarkable contributions inspire and uplift our community and the world.
NOW ON VIEW! Journey through 250 years of American history with engaging interactives, powerful artifacts, and stories that connect Naperville's story with the American experience in our new exhibit, "We the People: Naperville and the American Story."
Learn more ➡️ https://pulse.ly/itb3fuqfv8
The Century Memorial Chapel was built in 1864 by the congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church in the Gothic Revival style, a design movement inspired by medieval European architecture. The congregation worshipped in the building until the late 1960s. #BuildingSpotlight
Gather with your friends, sip, think, and experiment your way to victory at Craft by Beer: Science Trivia and Test Tubes! Enjoy a night of science trivia and fun experiments for adults only (21+). 🍻🧪
🗓️ Feb. 26 at 7PM
🍺 Must be 21+ to participate
🔗 Register: https://pulse.ly/zmh1txllao
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬
Naper Settlement is proud to offer hands-on STEM-based learning adventures during our educational programs, including at Family STEM Nights, Camp Naper, school field trips, Cloverbuds Club, and more.
Attention middle school teachers! Join us for an interactive workshop that empowers educators to prepare for the 250th anniversary of the United States at History Unplugged: Prepare for the 250.
🗓️ March 3 at 4PM
🎫 FREE with registration
🔗 Register: https://pulse.ly/omohixkjam
Families with children ages 5 to 11 are invited to build, experiment, and invent through hands-on activities inspired by the thinkers and tinkerers who shaped our nation at our next Family STEM Night!
🗓️ Feb. 19 at 6PM
🔗 Register: https://pulse.ly/zerwykj42r
Our Blacksmith Shop recreates German immigrant John F. Strohecker’s Naperville business. He operated his own Naperville shop in the 1870s-1880s.
Our Blacksmith Shop is a recreation of a late 19th-century Naperville blacksmith shop located on Main and Jackson Streets.
#BuildingSpotlight
Our Friendly Neighborhood Historian will discuss the Founding Fathers & The Revolutionary War at our next history lecture on Feb. 19 at 7PM. Come find out how much you really know about these topics!
Register ➡️ https://pulse.ly/v3snlvubww
Did you know that we're commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States this year with special programs and events at Naper Settlement? 🇺🇸
Learn more: https://pulse.ly/avmxynrh7y
You're invited to our history lecture with Connie Martin on Feb. 11.
Learn how her family used quilts that contained hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists, white and black, in guiding slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.
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Enjoy a night out with friends featuring science-themed trivia and interactive experiments at Craft by Beer: Science Trivia and Test Tubes. 🍻🧪
🗓️ Feb. 26 at 7PM
🍺 Must be 21+ to participate
🔗 Register: https://pulse.ly/r2hls8yyba
Youth ages 5-7 are invited to join us as we explore the world of nature and science at our Cloverbuds Club! Our next meeting is on Feb. 17. 🔍🌳
📅 Meetings are every third Tuesday of the month
🔗 Learn more and register: https://pulse.ly/e3i0bpiz04
Ignite your students' curiosity and critical thinking with our engaging school field trips for elementary and middle school students! Whether in-person or virtual, our unique learning experiences will engage students in inquiry and discovery. Explore our field trips ➡️ https://pulse.ly/ygui3fexan
Think you know a lot about the Founding Fathers & The Revolutionary War? You're invited to our next lecture with our Friendly Neighborhood Historian to test your history knowledge on Feb. 19 at 7PM! Register ➡️ https://pulse.ly/h26vzqg4es
In 19th century Naperville, the Print Shop was the hub for news, gossip, and everything in between! Print shops in small communities like Naperville published the local newspaper and produced everything a customer might need on paper. #BuildingSpotlight
Planning a wedding? 💍💕 Our museum campus provides a truly unique backdrop for your special day!
For more info and to book a tour, visit https://pulse.ly/k588dlbys1
📷: Kelsey Combe Photography
At our next history lecture, join guest speaker Connie Martin as she tells the stories passed down to her great-grandmother of how her family survived the Antebellum period through trials and tribulations.
Join us on Feb. 11 at 7PM. Register: https://pulse.ly/owfgtciqvv
Our next Family STEM Night will spark your child's creativity and explore 250 years of American innovation together through hands-on activities that blend history and science! 🗺️🔭
🗓️ Join us on Feb. 5 or Feb. 19 at 6PM
🔗 Register: https://pulse.ly/bx44k3gu7a
There are only a few spots left at this summer's Camp Naper! ☀️ Sign up your child now before it's too late! Register ➡️
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Naper Settlement tells the story of Naperville's history from the 1830s through today! The Naperville Heritage Society is actively seeking items used by Naperville residents for its permanent collections.
Want to learn more about donating to the collection? Visit: https://pulse.ly/rngepcemg0
Our Copenhagen Schoolhouse shows how children in rural Naperville went to school in one-room schoolhouses! Their coursework stressed memorization of facts and focused on the basics: reading, writing, and arithmetic (known as the “Three Rs”). #BuildingSpotlight
Host your next event with us! ✨
With a variety of indoor and outdoor rental spaces to choose from across our 13-acre historic site, Naper Settlement is the perfect venue for birthday parties, baby showers, business meetings, and more!
Explore our spaces ➡️ https://pulse.ly/oudozuzz38
Naper Settlement's site and buildings will be closed to the public on Friday, January 23 due to the dangerously cold weather.
Happy #MuseumSelfieDay! 📸
If you're looking for something to do today, visit us and take a selfie next to your favorite building, exhibit, or location on our site.
If you have a selfie or photo from a recent visit to Naper Settlement, post it in the comments! We'd love to see it! ⬇️
Spots at this summer's Camp Naper are filling up FAST! 🌞 There are still a few spots remaining at select camps. Register now ➡️ https://pulse.ly/phtxozskjo