Let’s Celebrate! Our 50th/250th Anniversary Projects in 2026!
As 2026 approaches, our community finds itself at the intersection of two significant milestones. The year 2026 marks the 50th year of the Fairview Area Historical Society. Over the past...... Read More
Historic Sturgeon House and Museum – Winter Hours
During the months of December, January, February, and March; the Sturgeon House and Museum are open by appointment. Call 814-474-5855. Please leave a clear message with the name and phone...... Read More
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
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