With school ready to open on Wednesday, August 30, little flashes of memory come back about another fall opening. It was 55 years ago (1968) and the future for Fairview......Read More
Summers spent in Fairview Township were popular in the early part of the last century. Camps formed, families built cabins and others came for a week or two to rent......Read More
We have been looking for something new… a new way to showcase some of our old buildings. Old but gone, so how can we remember them? How about a puzzle? ......Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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