Friends of Danada was incorporated by the State of Illinois in 1986 to promote and encourage civic, patriotic, historical or educational activity. To foster this purpose and to assist and support the Forest Preserve District, Friends of Danada created the Fact Finders History Committee in 2011 to research and document the history of Dan and Ada Rice, the Rice Estate and the Ada L. Rice Racing Stables as well as Friends of Danada and the Danada Equestrian Center. The Committee is made up of Friends of Danada Volunteers one of whom is a member of the Friends of Danada Board of Trustees. READ MORE