The Naperville Heritage Society is actively seeking the following items for its permanent collections: 

• Naperville restaurant-related items, including menus, serviceware, aprons and giveaways to customers (matchbooks, beer cozies, etc.)
• Family cookbooks used in Naperville, and community cookbooks compiled by Naperville organizations (including churches, schools and not-for-profits)
• Photographs from Naperville family celebrations related to food (i.e. birthdays, Thanksgiving, etc.)
• Photographs of Naperville restaurants, delicatessens, grocery stores, bakeries and other food-related businesses
• Egg beaters, measuring cups, measuring spoons, toasters and other kitchen gadgets purchased and/or used in Naperville
• Everyday dish sets used by Naperville residents, dating from the 1920s to the present
• Early Tupperware sets purchased and used in Naperville
• Wedding cake toppers, birthday cake candle holders, salt and pepper shakers, cookie cutters and Jell-O molds used by Naperville residents
• Baby dishes, silverware, bottles and bibs used by Naperville babies
• Cooking-related clothing worn by Naperville residents, including aprons, oven mitts and pot holders
• Products and materials related to Naperville businesses, such as the Naperville Lounge Company (later known as Kroehler Manufacturing Company), Naperville Bag Company, Knoch Cigar Store, Stenger Brewery, etc.
• Photographic items that document Naperville from its founding until present day
• Objects and two-dimensional items related to sporting events, activities and sites in the town, such as baseball, basketball, Burlington Park, etc.
• Copies of home movies documenting Naperville families during holiday and celebratory events, such as birthdays, baptisms and christenings, first communions, bar and bat mitzvahs, confirmations, graduations, etc.
• Everyday garments and accessories worn by Napervillians, such as clothing of the middle- and working-class from Naperville's founding in 1831 up the present day
• Materials related to political activity within the City of Naperville

If you have materials to donate please contact the Registrar at 630.548.1115.