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Caption: Dedication - ACES Library
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JEWEL OF THE ACES C A M P U S DONORS The Isaac Funk Family Library The Is/ac Funk Family Library commemorates& generous gift in 1986 from the Funk Jamily of McLean County, Illinois. In the words of Eugene D. Funk Jr., great-grandson of Isaac and Cassandra Funk, "We have planted a seed that needs to grow." In 1824, young Isaac Funk built his first home on a stand of timber now known as Funk's Grove, 10 miles southwest of Bloomington. He prospered by buying land and raising cattle, driving them to Chicago, which he helped establish as a cattle market. For 40 years Isaac worked at increasing his. cattle herds, adding to his land holdings, and raising his eight sons and one daughter. He died shortly after the Civil War. Isaac's grandson Eugene Duncan (E.D.) grew up interested in providing seed for his neighbors, and after studying agriculture in Europe, E.D. returned home determined to start a family seed business. Joined by 12 members Isaac and Cassandra Funk of the extended Funk family, E.D. formed Funk Bros. Seed Company, Inc. in 1901. Since those humble beginnings in 1824, generations of the Funk family have worked for the betterment of agriculture. The Funk family's vision for the College of ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center as a place of information sharing inspired others to invest in the dream. The Funks' dedication to agriculture can be seen today throughout McLean County, the state of Illinois, the United States, and the world.
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