The following information was provided to me by Mr. Ralph Thompson, who wrote the recent article on the Slack-Cooper-Smith house. The directions are correct with the possible exception of how to get to the cemetery. . Some of the following discussion may be garbled, since I am recreating from notes I took of a telephone conversation. To get to the above house get on 295 North, just short of the Delaware River get on Taylorsville Road North. Almost immediately one will be at a traffic light for Woodside Road. Go through the light and immediately on the left the first old stone house is a Slack house. Believe that's the Slack-Cooper-Smith one. The second stone house on the same side a few hundred feet further is also a Slack house. The first house was bought by a Smith, and later the second was also. If you had turned left on Woodside and go until you see a sign for the Pleasant Valley Farm, the old stone house thereon was a Slack house. If one continues past this about a mile, also on the right, there is a much bigger stone house. That was also a Slack house. If one turns around and goes the opposite direction on Woodside (the equivalent of a right hand turn off of Taylorsville Rd as you first arrived) , cross Taylorsville Road to River Road and turn left. Go a few hundred feet and look out at the river and you will see Slack Island. Unoccupied and probably always thus because of flooding. Long and narrow. Very close to the PA shore. River wider on the other side of the island. These locations are all north of Yardley Boro, which became a separate entity from Lower Makefield Township in 1895. Now for the cemetery, the only private family cemetery in the township. Go here after going past Pleasant Valley Farm and the next house a mile on. Stay on Woodside until it deadends at Linderberg (??can't read my note). Turn left. Next intersection there is traffic light. Turn left on Quarry Road. Just a very short distance there is a quarter acre cemetery. "The road almost runs through it." There is a tree nursey behind it. There are only stubs of sandstone headstones remaining in the cemetery with one exception. A Slack daughter married a Reverend Martin who was the first presbyterian minister for the Newtown Presbyterian Church. Their marker is flush with the ground and is legible. The cemetery is now owned by the First presbyterian Church of Newtown. Anyone visiting the area should go to the Lower Makefield Township offices and the library which is right next door. The township sells, on behalf of the historical society) the 1798 map that Mr. Thompson compiled and the original land grants map About $10 each. They also sell a pamphlet of the histories of many of the old houses in the area. Apparently one or more Slack houses are written up in this pamphlet. Costs a few dollars. Mr Thompson has donated to the library his research ( deeds, notes, etc.) that he used to compile the 1798 map, which shows where most of the Slacks were. He also donated other research files. I believe he said 6 binders. Some info therein obviously covers the Slack properties. Back to the cemetery. Apparently John Slack's house was at this location, but is no longer standing. I have other notes from the conversation, but those will have to wait. It was mentioned that the next three editions of the Lower Makefield Historical Society publication (August?, Fall, Winter??) will have articles about one or two of the properties mentioned above as well as one on the cemetery. Time for us with an interest to join up. Dave. If you have a chance, please get an application form for me. Mike Daley