▁material ▁in ▁other ▁areas ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁This ▁discovery ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Mother ▁Baltimore ' s ▁Fre edom ▁Village ▁surv ive ▁beneath ▁the ▁surface ▁in ▁Upper ▁Brook lyn . ▁It ▁also ▁means ▁that ▁artifact s ▁and ▁other ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁found ing ▁may ▁be ▁revealed ▁if ▁additional ▁exc av ations ▁are ▁conducted ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁This ▁would ▁enh ance ▁the ▁town ' s ▁historical ▁significance ▁and ▁research ▁potential . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁residents ▁have ▁r al lied ▁around ▁new ▁work ▁related ▁to ▁documentation ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁rich ▁historical ▁past . ▁They ▁have ▁worked ▁to ▁collect ▁or al ▁histor ies ▁and ▁personal ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁residents ▁founded ▁the ▁Historical ▁Society ▁Of ▁Brook lyn , ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁historical ▁society , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁IS AS ' ▁D rs . ▁Joseph ▁Gal loy , ▁Thomas ▁Em erson ▁and ▁Mir anda ▁Y ance y ; ▁Dr . ▁Chris ▁F enn ell ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁the ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Museum , ▁is ▁working ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Brook lyn . ▁ ▁IS AS ▁also ▁helped ▁the ▁historical ▁society ▁to ▁review ▁documents ▁to ▁locate ▁" M other " ▁Pr isc illa ▁Baltimore ' s ▁un mark ed ▁grave ▁at ▁Belle font aine ▁C emetery ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ,