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The Importance of February

The Importance of February

Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
February is such a short month, packed full of important dates within these 28 days.  Think of it.  Our two ”best” presidents were born in this month.  Should we celebrate...... Read More
Fairview's One-Armed Paper Hanger

Fairview’s One-Armed Paper Hanger

Posted on August 17, 2022January 31, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Currently two members are going through the archives and organizing all the material there.  The big items are pretty well categorized, but the little stuff – such as articles about...... Read More
A Familiar Face

A Familiar Face

Posted on July 2, 2022January 31, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Ninety-one years ago, May 29, 1931, to be exact, a record-setting pilot with a familiar face took off in an autogyro (see featured photo*) in an attempt to be the...... Read More
Fairview's First New Mother

Fairview’s First New Mother

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
With the arrival of Mother’s Day Weekend a serious oversight has surfaced.  Nothing has ever been written about the first woman in the township who became a mother.  Using the...... Read More
Adena Miller Rich

Adena Miller Rich

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Women’s History Month (March) is quickly coming to an end, which prompts a look at Fairview’s women once again. One accomplished Fairview woman has been somewhat overlooked. Her parents’ home...... Read More
John Klier, Farmer, Township Supervisor, Good Guy

John Klier, Farmer, Township Supervisor, Good Guy

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Today, March 8, 2022, a funeral service is being held for John Klier.  John was the society’s “go-to” guy for historical information.  He almost always knew the answer, and if...... Read More
Remembering Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 7, 2021January 27, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
December 7, 1941… The Hawaiian Islands… 7 a.m. It was articles written in 1866 by Mark Twain that first brought attention to these lovely, dreamy Polynesian islands.  The islands became...... Read More
"For the Betterment of the Community"

“For the Betterment of the Community”

Posted on October 6, 2021October 22, 2021 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Recently a visitor to the Sturgeon House donated several issues of the Community News.  These included the very first issue, dated November 15, 1921.  The visitor explained that the News...... Read More
September 11

September 11

Posted on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Saturday, September 11 marks the 20th anniversary of the worst attack against the U.S. since the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.  Terrorists, willing to sacrifice themselves, hijacked planes whil... Read More
New Book For Sale: Lake Shore Memories

New Book For Sale: Lake Shore Memories

Posted on August 2, 2021January 27, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
This week our long-awaited booklet has arrived from the printer and now is available for sale.  The title is Lake Shore Memories and includes two sections.  The first, called “Early...... Read More
It's February 16th...

It’s February 16th…

Posted on February 16, 2021January 27, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
It’s February 16.  The day had started out cold and rainy. In many places the earth had turned to mud. Yet people came out.  They stood along the tracks; they...... Read More
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