Corron Farm Preservation Society offers the first illustrated history of Campton Township

Posted March 15, 2017 11:00 pm

Corron Farm Preservation Society

Author and researcher Adam D. Gibbons of Geneva Courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons

Author Adam D. Gibbons and Corron Farm Preservation Society announced the completion of "An Illustrated History of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois."

The book is published by Higginson Book Company, the largest publisher of genealogical materials in the United States.

This book will be the first full history of Campton Township ever published. It is based in part on the works and research of Lucinda Muirhead Corron.

Gibbons also used many of the documents and photographs in the Corron Family collection in his book, plus contributions from dozens of Campton residents, as well as schools and churches.

The book provides a complete illustrated history of original Campton Township residents and their descendants, comprehensive table of contents, and a full surname index.

The online link to purchase this book can be found at www.camptontownshiphistory.com.

Gibbons says, "Over 20 individuals and groups donated thousands of images for inclusion in the book - besides Corron Farm Preservation Society, major contributors were Chris (Johnson) Brauer, Joy (Bowgren) Nelson, the Town & Country Public Library, Filip Johnson, Mary Campbell, the Sharp family, Mike Ormond, and Mary Mather, with contributions from George Bergland, Mary Damisch, Dolly Anderson, Barbara (Norton) Tamms, Sarah (Corron) Toms, Nancy (Mongerson) Warner, Wendell Craft, Jerry Johnson (Garfield Farm), and many more."

The final retail purchase price of the book is $52 per two-part set, plus shipping if purchased online (no charge if buying from the Corron Farm Preservation Society or the author).

The Geneva resident is a former researcher for a publishing company and has written "The Founders and Early History of Geneva, Kane County, Illinois: Volume I - Beginnings to 1837." He also is president of Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley.

To order online, visit www.camptontownshiphistory.com.

Visit the Corron Farm Preservation Society at www.corronfarmpreservationsociety.org.

Corron Farm Preservation Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserve, increase, and enrich knowledge of the history of Corron Farm and early Campton Township and to provide leisure and educational opportunities for township residents, businesses, and surrounding communities.

Historic Corron Farm is currently listed on the Kane County Register of Historic Places. The historical society is currently in the process of applying for National Register status of Corron Farm.

"An Illustrated History of Campton Township: Part I" focuses on its history and development, from its beginnings in 1835. It includes a comprehensive table of contents and a full surname index. Courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons

Part 2 of "An Illustrated History of Campton Township" by Adam D. Gibbons covers all of the 20th century, and the first part of the 21st. Courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons

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