During this time I met other fans of Mr. Lincoln’s including historians, scholars and authors. (Read any book on Lincoln by Dr. Wayne Temple, and you will not be disappointed) I learned many things about the Lincoln family from these  well-read men and women. It was as if I was attending college on Abraham Lincoln. After all, Mr. Lincoln was a self educated man and learned everything he knew from reading books. Why couldn’t I learn about him the same way? The more I learned, the more I learned that there was more to learn. I continue to learn about Mr. Lincoln on a daily basis.

In the fall of 2000 relatives paid me a visit and wanted to see the “Lincoln Sites” and asked me if there was a company in town that gave guided tours. Up until then I had always been a guide to myself having the luxury of living in this city and the time to search out the places I wanted to see and return when I wished. I told my relatives I didn’t know if there was a company that gave guided tours. So I gave my first guided tour that fall morning of 2000 with my relatives.

It was during that first tour that I saw a need for a guided tour company offering more than just a ride to the sites and a pickup. A guided tour that was informative, educational, fun and that provided something extra, such as little known trivia about the Lincoln family.

(Did you know that the Lincoln’s dog, Fido, met the same fate as his master?)

I also wanted visitors to understand that Abraham Lincoln was more than our 16th President who freed the slaves and was assassinated. I wanted them to know he was a complex man. He was a farmer, flat-boat riverman, store owner, inventor, poet, surveyor, lawyer, husband, father, storyteller, politician and a God fearing man.

I wanted to offer a more personal tour. In this way, we work with you and customize tours to your liking and time constraints. If your happy letting us plan your tour, we have our favorite places that we like to visit and think are important for you to see as well. Taking all of this into consideration, Lincoln Site Tours was born. “Necessity is the mother of all inventions”, including Lincoln Site Tours.

Since the spring of 2001 we have worked with and entertained numerous private, corporate, school, group tours and individuals worldwide. It’s been our pleasure serving them, because we love to talk about one of the greatest presidents of the United States and our hometown hero. Plus, we just like meeting new people and passing along stories about the ‘Railsplitter”. I guess it’s just the Midwestern hospitality we learned from Mr. Lincoln.

We hope you’ll let us entertain your group on a guided trip through Abraham Lincoln’s life in Springfield and the surrounding areas. You’ll learn and see more in one day with us than on your own. Plus everyone on the tour receives “The Little Know Lincoln Trivia Sheet” chocked full of Lincoln trivia nuggets. If you choose to visit the sites by yourself, then we insist that you have a great time learning about Lincoln and hope you’ll visit us again in the future.