About Us

In 2007, Mr. Daniel Arnold, founder and Managing Member of Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Historical Farm LLC, purchased four acres of the original 40-acre Lincoln Family Farm - a swath of land immediately adjacent to the eastern border of today's Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. The land today remains in its pristine state just as it did when Abraham bought it from his father back in 1841.

After significant research, Arnold's desire to purchase Lincoln's land grew, as did his vision for preserving it. He wanted to give it back to the American people in remembrance of Illinois's beloved Abraham Lincoln. Arnold remarked, "I purchased the farm in order to use it to help charities, to promote the character virtues of Abraham Lincoln to future generations, and to help promote tourism in the state of Illinois." The land is now owned and protected by the Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Historical Farm. To accomplish Arnold's vision, the organization is making available to the public worldwide deeds to tenant-in-common life estate undivided interests in the land along with a book detailing its amazing history.