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Illinois Stories:
"How Vast and How Varied a Field..."
The Agricultural Vision of Abraham Lincoln
"...Agriculture [is] confessedly the largest interest of the nation..."
President Abraham Lincoln - First Annual Message to Congress
Watch the YouTube Video
Listen to accounts of the "milk sickness," Lincoln's farm experiences, and descriptions of the agricultural landscape in his day
Stop in our two mini-theaters to watch video presentations that will bring our guests forward through time to farm life in the 1940s and the complexities of modern 21st century farming practices
Don't miss your opportunity to see the only Dain All-Wheel Drive Tractor in existence on loan from the John Deere Company
Check out farmer's "tools of the trade" both before and after the revolution in agricultural technology
See an ox-yoke said to be made by Abraham Lincoln and much more!
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