The Andrae family held the Boone Homestead for nearly forty years. Randall Andrae and his wife, Alean, made a major donation of the property to Lindenwood University in honor of his parents, Rolla Phelps Andrae. Randall and Alean gave this gift to help assure a Daniel Boone and Boonesfield Village, and to contribute in a uniquely American way to the education of generations to follow.