Welcome to the our great board Sheila! There is a wealth of information and help here. I just Googled who made The Free sewing machine and came up with this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janome
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_find_the_history_of_Westinghouse_Sewing _Machines_made_in_Rockford_IL