Rich land at the edge of a great prairie with the wonderful Fox River
flowing through it, providing a source of power-this is what the
settlers of Kane County found when they arrived. Early pioneers came
from the eastern United States in the 1830s, and later migrated from
Europe. Kane County in Vintage Postcards tells the story of the
beginning of Kane County through its first 100 years, 1838 through 1938,
featuring images of that period.
This new history of Kane County includes an essay on the importance of
postcards as historical data, a general history of the county, and a
section-by-section look at 27 cities and villages. More than 200
pictures and colorful narratives tell of the accomplishments by those
first few generations who lived and died in the county.