Freedom Twp. – Our volunteers have taken advantage of the beautiful October weather to continue the renovation work at our one-room schoolhouse on S.R. 303. Two windows were installed on the east side of the building and a historic outhouse was moved from the Malotte residence on Streeter to the schoolhouse. Thanks to our great volunteer team that includes Trustee Jeff Derthick, Adam Derthick, Charles Duffield, Rich Knerem, Pete Thornton, Trustee John Zizka, and Johnathan Zizka and many more. Thanks to Len and Tina Malotte for donating the outhouse, which is from the period when the schoolhouse was open and has many interesting architectural details.
Maplewood Career Center carpentry teacher Ted Georger and his students are working on a platform for the rear entrance of our building. The young men and women are hard-working and polite and they are doing a great job, and we can’t thank them enough for helping us with this vital project.
FTHS will have its fall business meeting and annual officer elections at 7 pm Nov. 12 at the Freedom Community Center, 8940 S.R. 700. All of our members are invited to participate in the election of vice president and treasurer and other business. Everyone in the community is invited to come and learn about our one-room schoolhouse restoration and other projects. Light refreshments will be provided.
FTHS is now selling copies of Deral White’s book on Freedom history. The book is a treasure trove of our township’s history with historic photos and drawings, information about historic buildings like the Congregational Church, pioneer tales, and vintage ads from The Cheese Nook, Paul’s Do-It Centers, and other businesses. The cost is $5 per book and the proceeds will benefit our one-room schoolhouse restoration. A big thank you to Mr. White for allowing us to reprint these book for a good cause. To order a copy, contact Treasurer and Historian Judy Thornton at (330) 527-7669 or at threeponys@frontier.com.
A big thank you to all those who came out and supported our fundraising efforts at the Freedom Fall Festival on Sept. 28, We raised a good sum of money for our one-room schoolhouse, which will be put to good use by our volunteers. Also, congratulations to Kepich Ford who was the big winner of the cow chip bingo contest.
