The History Committee shall be composed of two or more Board members and include the appointed Webmaster. This committee will serve as a resource of Camp history for assisting in various projects, promotions, publications, social networking, etc. on behalf of Camp Christopher and the Friends of Camp Christopher. (Article 5, Section 2.5)

    The History Committee works hand in hand with the Membership Committee to follow the section of our mission statement that charges us to maintain a network of Christopher alumni to enhance participation in Camp’s rich heritage. Once Membership Chair Michelle Dolensky had our Friends of Camp Christopher Facebook page up and running, Historian/Webmaster Chair Tim Lilley eagerly became a co-administrator of the page. And now, with the guidance and patronage of FoCC member Mike Taylor (of TaylorTown SEO), Tim has become webmaster for our FoCC web page. With these footprints in the social media arena, the History Committee (Tim, Mike & Michelle) hopes to keep our extended camp family connected.

Committee Procedures:
• Postings on a regular basis to our Facebook pages. Currently we try to post one archival picture each day to our I WANNA LINGER PAGE. In addition, we try to post a new notice or image once a week to our FRIENDS OF CAMP CHRISTOPHER page.
• Oversite to our Friends of Camp Christopher web page entails updating our info, checking for donations or new member signups via the site, etc. at least 3-4 times each month.
• Maintaining contact through informal conversations (at least 3-4 times a year or as needed) with our website overseer Mike Taylor (of Taylortown USA) to fix problems, talk about future modifications, etc.
• Encouraging, via sites above, the sharing of photographs and memories to support Camp’s legacy.

Tim Lilley loves to talk about the rich history of Camp Christopher.

The formation of the History Committee as a standing committee within Friends of Camp Christopher was a no-brainer for two reasons. First, the rich legacy of Camp Christopher deserves to be celebrated and remembered in story and image. Second, our shared memories of this place we love are a tie that has bound friendships lasting decades. An alumni group dedicated to the home of “Camping At Its Finest” could use these sentiments as a firm foundation in its networking and growth.
And it probably didn’t hurt that among the founding members was one homegrown historian in Tim Lilley. Having already written two Camp related love sonnets (Summer of ’70 & This Camp’s a Crackerjack) with his wife (and former co-counselor) Patti Longville, Tim had just started a Facebook page – I Wanna Linger – to share his growing collection of Camp photos with the world. When the infant organization was being set up in the latter half of 2012, the FoCC decided that it should have an historian as part of its board.

2023 marks the 100th season of Camp Christopher.  Historian/webmaster Tim is happy to announce that: 1) By spring of 2023, the book THIS CAMP’S A CRACKERJACK  Camp Christopher’s First 50 Summers, 1924-1973 will be reprinted and available once again for those members of the Camp family interested in having their own copy.  2) By the end of 2023, Tim and wife Patti will have finished the narrative for a 2nd volume: I WANNA LINGER Camp Christopher’s Second 50 Summers, 1974-2023.  It is our plan to have the book printed in January of 2024, the year Camp celebrates its 100th anniversary.  You can keep up with ordering data on our  Camp Chris In Print post.

HISTORIAN/WEBMASTER TIM LILLEY SHARES A COOL ONE WITH OUR WEBSITE’S SPIRITUAL ADVISOR MIKE TAYLOR (of TaylorTown SEO)

If you have any photos you’d like Tim, “The Scan Man” Lilley to digitally preserve, send your treasures to 540 Stanton Ave., Akron, OH, 44301-1554. Tim will treat your precious images with the Smithsonian respect they deserve, and return them to you in a timely fashion along with a digital file of the pics.