The Sheedy property, Springlawn Farm off North National near Greenlawn Cemetery is sometimes known as the "Albino Farm". Various unfounded legends evolved as a result of a one-time albino caretaker, as well as stories of a “colony” of albinos being held captive on a farm. The sources apparently were local school children’s imaginations.

A biography of Mike Sheedy can be found in “Past and Present of Greene County Missouri” by Jonathan Fairbanks and Clyde Tuck, and a brief account of the legend of the Albino Farm may be found on page 29 of "Missouri Ghosts" by Joan Gilbert.

Recently another story about an “Albino cemetery” at the Sheedy Farm has come to the attention of the Local History & Genealogy Department staff. According to the Greene County Missouri Cemeteries, Vol. IX (Campbell Township & Springfield): “It has been reported that there was a cemetery north of Greenlawn Cemetery on the “Old Sheedy Farm”. After lengthy research, no evidence has been found of a cemetery at this location.”

For more information, see Underground Ozarks: Springlawn Farm (Albino Farm)