H. I. Lincoln Building

09/06/2024

For anyone in Franklin Grove for when the Union Pacific steam locomotive Big Boy rolls through from Sterling to Rochelle on Friday afternoon, please stop in the Lincoln Building and say thank you to our long-distance volunteers, John and Lynn. They are coming all the way from Wisconsin to open up the Lincoln Building for this special train event!

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06/19/2024

We are in the middle of a heat wave but did you know that the Lincoln Building has air conditioning now? Stop in this Friday, Saturday, or Sunday to cool off.

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05/25/2024

Wishing everyone a safe Memorial Day Weekend!

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12/09/2023

Good morning fellow classic car enthusiasts!
The raffle has concluded and Santa has chosen this year's winner!

This year we ended the raffle 169 tickets shy of the 1500 ticket minimum to raffle for the car. Therefore the drawing was pulled as a 50/50 drawing with winner a cash prize in the amount of $11,712.00!

The winning ticket number is 927165

Congratulations to Joe F. from Philadelphia, PA!

Thank you to everyone that has supported our organization and entered our raffle. Our next raffle is in the planning process, so watch your mailbox next spring for those entry forms! We enjoy providing you with opportunities to win a sweet antique ride!

10/05/2023

The Lincoln Building featured in a documentary series for a car parts convention is back up following some video editing. Franklin Grove begins at 21:00 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntp5FEGl8Qk&t=1260s Track Road to Ashton appears, too.

To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been. For Babcox Media’s Joe Keene, an ASE-certified technician charged with fixing up a rare Linco...

09/29/2023

The next Illinois Lincoln Highway Interest Meeting will be Thursday, October 12th at 7:00 p.m. at the H. I. Lincoln Building at 136 N. Elm St. in Franklin Grove. If you are in Illinois or far eastern Iowa and you like history, driving trips, and/or antique cars, you are welcome to attend. Information will be provided about the Lincoln Highway along with upcoming events and driving tours organized by the Lincoln Highway Association. The public is invited to attend!

09/14/2023

https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/news/2023/09/12/elite-car-club-visits-franklin-grove-while-rolling-along-lincoln-highway/?fbclid=IwAR2mlZsjGL7Dm9bHd6FOHjm9-C-1WHXXPYJ0oJeSlB1iBRANHhfmlhHEuOA

A group of six Superformance car owners – from Texas, Georgia, Las Vegas, California and Wisconsin – set out Friday morning from Milwaukee to travel the Lincoln Highway.

09/10/2023

09/08/2023

'Alice Ramsey' will be hosting a group of Shelby drivers tomorrow afternoon (Friday) in the Lincoln Building.

09/07/2023

In 1928, there was a Lincoln Highway concrete marker placed west of the road to "Briar Crest Farm." Does anyone know the location of Briar Crest Farm? Thanks! --Kay Shelton Kozak

08/20/2023

If you are in the Batavia, IL area come see us at the Batavia Car Show! Thanks to the Batavia Overseas VFW Post #1197 for letting us hang out with you today!

08/13/2023

Some of the individuals that have visited the store recently may have noticed the LHA Headquarters sign has been MIA.

I am happy to report that "Operation Repaint the Sign" has been completed!

08/11/2023

We've got a sale set up for the Lincoln Highway Association's Buy-Way sale!

Boys clothes 3mo & up
Toys
Housewares
Fabric
And more!

Sale dates:
8/11 & 8/12 9am - 4pm both days

Come check it out!

07/30/2023

Check out the new merchandise in the store!

15oz campfire mugs (available in blue or gray), hand crafted soaps, and locally crafted pillow cases and garden stakes!

07/23/2023

*Update*

Original information given to me before the flyers went out was that the vehicle had a 6 volt generator. It was recently pointed out by one of our very observant Classic Car Friends, and confirmed by Farming Heritage Inc. board members that the vehicle has a 12 volt system.

Another question I received via voicemail was the type of break system on the car. This vehicle has a mechanical breaking system.
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Good Evening Classic Car Friends!

The time has come for the Classic Car Raffle brought to you by Farming Heritage Inc.! This year's vehicle is a beautiful 1931 Ford Model A 2-door. This car has a rear spare tire mount, 6 volt generator, turn signals, upgraded headlights, it has been reupholstered with period appropriate fabric and had recent distributor work done so it will run smooth for you! Please check out the photos below to see just how cool this vehicle is!

Raffle entry letters have already been sent out to everyone on our mailing list so if you haven't seen yours yet, it's on the way! Anyone not on our mailing list may visit the H. I. Lincoln Building Thursday - Sunday from 10am - 4pm to pick up your entry flyer.

As in past years, the winning ticket will be drawn during the annual Christmas in the Grove Christmas Walk planned for December 8th.

Tickets are $20.00 each or $100.00 for 6 chances.

Again, there will be a 3,000 ticket maximum and a 1,500 ticket minimum sold in order to raffle for the car. If less than 1,500 tickets have been sold by the drawing date, the drawing will become a 50/50 drawing.

The drawing results will be announced via FACEBOOK for those with access to social media. ALL entrants will also receive a letter in the mail with the drawing results following the drawing. The winner will be contacted directly by a member of Farming Heritage Inc.

New this year:
To help with the rising cost of postage, entrants that provide an email address on their entry form will receive their confirmation letter and ticket numbers via email.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM BOX IF YOU HAVE SENT IN YOUR FORMS WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED AND HAVE NOT SEEN AN EMAIL FROM US.

If anyone has any questions regarding the raffle, please feel free to message us and we will get back to you with an answer to your question ASAP.

Good Luck!

07/20/2023

Here is an article written in 1995 by Duane Paulsen about the H. I. Lincoln Building, with the early history of Franklin Grove: (You will need to click on the link to go outside Facebook).

07/20/2023

Did you know that the H. I. Lincoln Building was Franklin Grove's U.S. Post Office?

07/18/2023

Liam and Julie are challenging each other with a game of Sequence here at the building.

Scones and cinnamon rolls are still available.

07/18/2023

Good morning!
Stop by our store today from 7am to 10am for your morning coffee and cinnamon roll or scone!

Quantities on cinnamon rolls and scones are limited, but coffee is plentiful! Hope to see you there!

06/25/2023

We've added a few new local vendors to our shelves! Come check out the beaded stakes crafted by Cindy Knight from Ashton and the patriotic pillow cases made by Julie Grendahl from Franklin Grove!

If you are or you know of a local crafter, creator or artist that would like to sell their creations in our shop, give us a call or stop by!

We have visitors from all over the country and even the world popping in while traveling along the Lincoln Highway. We would love to help you sell your wares to our visitors!

05/14/2023

Happy Mother's Day!

05/07/2023

The winner of the 1929 Ford Model A Pick-up that Farming Heritage raffled off last December picked up his prize last Sunday!

Enjoy your truck Scott!

03/10/2023

Get some Easter goodies and help a good cause in Your community.

12/10/2022

Thank you to everyone that entered the raffle for the Paparazzi jewelry with the Paparazzi Vendor this evening. Santa pulled the ticket

The lucky winner is ticket number 147130!

Congratulations to the winner!

12/10/2022

Alright vintage car friends! The winner has been pulled!

This year the winner will drive away in a SWEET 1929 Ford Model A Truck!

The winning ticket number is 7590699!

Farming Heritage will reach out to the lucky winner to claim their prize!

On behalf of Farming Heritage Inc. Thank you to EVERYONE that entered and thank you for all your support!

Have a Blessed Holiday Season! See you next year!

11/14/2022

Good morning friends! There have been a few questions raised about the car raffle portion of our last post. I will try to clarify.

For the Antique Car Raffles that Farming Heritage Inc. holds, there is a minimum ticket requirement and maximum ticket cap.

For the CAR to be raffled as the prize, a minimum of 1500 tickets needs to be sold. We would sell up to a maximum of 3000 tickets for the car.

Should there be less than 1500 tickets sold by the time of the drawing, the raffle is pulled as a 50/50 drawing with the winner receiving half of the proceeds as their prize.

As it stands today, the raffle would be drawn as a 50/50 with the winner receiving half of the proceeds as their prize when the ticket is pulled on December 9th.

In the event that the raffle is drawn as a 50/50 this year, Farming Heritage Inc. may entertain offers to sell the truck. If that is the case, and you would be interested in purchasing the truck, please email me at [email protected] and a member of Farming Heritage Inc. will contact you.

Should there be any additional questions about the raffle or anything related to the Building, please email me at [email protected].

Karla Grendahl

11/08/2022

The H.I. Lincoln Building is still open for the season so stop on by! We are open Saturdays and Sundays from 10-4 (volunteer availability permitting).

This Saturday, November 12th, our very own Patty Ballard will be volunteering at the store! She is planning to bring some of her exceptional baked goods to sell! I hear there will be peanut butter cookies, caramel corn and apple dumplings to choose from! YUM! Her goodies typically go fast so don't miss out!

We also still have chances available to get entered into the raffle for the 1929 Ford Model A Pickup Truck. Currently we're still short of the minimum number of tickets needed to raffle the car, so the raffle would be drawn as a 50/50. If you're interested in purchasing tickets, there is still time! The drawing will be held on December 9th. Stop in the store before then to enter.

Our last regular weekend will be December 3rd and 4th from 10am-4pm. Our doors will close for the season on the evening of Friday, December 9th at the conclusion of the Franklin Grove Christmas Walk.

If we don't see you before then, we hope to see you in April 2023 when we open for the next season!

06/20/2022

Fun day!

We opened the shop today for a wonderful group of people from Norway traveling the ENTIRE Lincoln Highway. One couple will be taking a one of a kind handmade rug back to Norway with them! Thank you for making the H.I. Lincoln Building one of your stops along your journey! It was a pleasure to meet all of you.

Tusen takk!

06/20/2022

We opened the shop today for a wonderful group of people from Norway traveling the ENTIRE Lincoln Highway. One couple will be taking a one of a kind handmade rug back to Norway with them! Thank you for making the H.I. Lincoln Building one of your stops along your journey! It was a pleasure to meet all of you.

Tusen takk!

05/14/2022

THIS JUST IN!

Updated copies of Ambassador Michael Owen's book have arrived!

"After Ike: On the Trail of The Century-Old Journey That Changed America"

The book chronicles the journey Ike Eisenhower followed west along the Lincoln Highway 3,200 miles from the White House to San Francisco.

Ambassador Owen donated 20 copies for Farming Heritage to sell for participating in the documentary Dr. Gregory Maassen is filming along his ebike tour!

All proceeds from the sale of these books will go to Farming Heritage to help with the maintenance needs of our building.

The book even has a picture of Franklin Grove's very own Lynn Asp on page 159!
Stop by and check it out!