We’ve just made a more-than-half-century review of one aspect of this interesting community. We seldom give a second thought to the people and their activities of long ago when we drive through a town. There is no way we could possibly imagine the specific stories that were threaded through the families and generations except for the history and family stories and public records documents that are handed down to us from generation to generation, both at the supper table and at the library, the historical societies, and the courthouse archives. These days there is ample material for a determined researcher to find the kernels of long-ago family and community history.

    In this publication, you have read an interesting story about two related cemeteries, perhaps related to the history of your own families. It is often surprising to find how your families were related to the people and events of a bygone era. With both of these Quaker cemeteries no longer active, indeed, one of them now covered with a cornfield, a written report like this one will provide the reader with a connection to the history of  their forbears and events in which they were involved.

     Others with an interest in the community’s history will appreciate the local and county maps, records and historical references that provided the burial lists, the land deed records, and even an insight of the traveler through Freeport Township who left a diary to describe who he met and what he thought as he passed through town.

     The maps, charts, analyzed comments with graphics, and photos have been included in this report in order that the reader could see a greater picture than just the printed word. These pages were originally written within my own documentation of our family's history, but it occurred to me that they should not be hidden away in our own story, but should be shared with the community from which the information came.

 These days, we are exposed to a plethora of graphics every day and many of us have equipped our home offices with libraries, scanners, computers and cameras. It stands to reason, then, that we can share this type of material with you, to help visualize an older time, or reveal previously unknown facts.

    In this way, I have included you as a partner for further research. When I have felt the need to clarify some part of a description, I have done the illustrations myself, and have enjoyed this work immensely.

    I have documented my sources for those who might want to pick up where I am leaving off. I have enjoyed an interesting look at a portion of old Freeport Township and have learned more than I have brought to the study. Hopefully, you have enjoyed it as much as I did as I found each new piece of information.