On This Date… December 7th, 1941
On this date 84 years ago, December 7, 1941, folks in Northwestern Pennsylvania woke up to cold temperatures… a low of 27 degrees with no rain or snow in sight. ...... Read More
Fairview Area Historical Society Origin Story – 1976 Bicentennial Podcast
On November 10, 2025, two of our founders Sabina Shields Freeman and June Hetz met Sydney Harris-White and the America 250 PA crew on Zoom to share the Fairview Area...... Read More
44th Annual Christmas Open House
Our 19th-century era Sturgeon House will be beautifully decorated for the holidays. 44th Annual Christmas Open House – Saturday, Dec 6th 44th Annual Christmas Open House – Sunday... Read More
Discover What’s “Hiding in Plain Sight” – Bus Tour
Where The Past Lingers Within the Present. Homecoming weekend for the Fairview Tigers brings a unique local experience for families and alumni. The Fairview Area Historical Society will host a...... Read More
Summer of Exhibits – 2025
If you are looking for a place to go this summer, try the Sturgeon House. The building will be open for three different exhibits beginning on Memorial Day. That weekend...... Read More
A Remarkable Fairview Mother…
Tomorrow, May 11, 2025, is Mother’s Day. Surly mothers should be remembered and honored more days than one each year! And so, here is the story of a remarkable woman,...... Read More
The Wandering Wench
Here’s a tale not heard lately… and includes one of our favorite topics, Neil McCray’s Erie County Airport. Neil sold it to the Kudlak brothers after World War II and...... Read More
A. F. Dobler and the Dobler Mansion, Part 2
During the last two years of his life there was considerable strife in Albert’s family. After his wife died in 1903, he sometimes expressed an interest in remarrying.&n... Read More
A. F. Dobler and The Dobler Mansion
The following post was published in the Cosmopolite Herald on July 18, 1984, in a twice-monthly column called “Twice Around the Township.” ... Read More
Happy Nurses Week
This week, May 5 – 11, 2024, is National Nurses’ Week. Nurses are regarded as Angels in our society and deserve more than a week of recognition. This month our...... Read More