Since 1969, Freeporters and area residents have volunteered their time as Trustees and Officers, Committee Leaders and members, and as volunteers in support of Freeport Historical Society.
Our mission remains: to collect and preserve; research and exhibit; and teach and advocate the history of Freeport.
We work to accomplish our mission by (1) making our archives and artifact collections accessible to students, scholars, Freeporters, and visitors for research and study; (2) “raiding” the Collections and presenting them to public via exhibits and other public programs to broaden and deepen Freeport’s history and by producing a quarterly newsletter; (3) stewarding and maintaining public access to two National Register properties-Pettengill Farm and Harrington House; advocating for the preservation of historic landscapes and buildings; and (4) collaborating with a range of organizations and individuals who care about the mission of keeping Freeport’s past present.
Selected Freeport Historical Society images:
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The Cruiser, Freeport, April 1859
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John G. Dillingham to wife, September 28, 1865
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Logbook of the Ship Eliza Ann, 1809-1814
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Andersonville Prison, J.B. Walker, lithograph, ca. 1864
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Andersonville Prison Hospital and Stockade, Felix de la Baume, ca. 1864
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John Arthur Stowell, 1917
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Letter to Emma Stowell regarding death of her son, 1918
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Wallace Martin Pettengill and sleigh, Freeport, ca. 1920
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Wallace Martin Pettengill and sleigh, Freeport, ca. 1920
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Trixie, Pettengill farm dog, ca. 1920
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Pettengill farm, Freeport, ca. 1920
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Berry pickers, Pettengill farm, Freeport, ca. 1920