Much of the information contained in the History portion of these pages was provided by the Genealogy & Historical Society of Farmer City from their hardbound, 396 page Sesquicentennial Celebration book. This book was created in 1987 to celebrate Farmer City's 150 year anniversary and contains hundreds of page of history on both families and businesses from the early 1800's to 1987. You may order your copy of this book by contacting the Genealogy & Historical Society. |