Author: Fairview Area Historical Society
Fairview’s Centennial Booklet – The Erie County Hospital
The last two groups featured in the Borough’s Centennial Booklet were the Erie County Hospital and the Fairview Cemetery. The origin of the County Hospital was as a purchase of...... Read More
The Changing Faces of Fairview – Avonia Road
The recent post about the Chautauqua programs coming to Fairview prompted this photo story… which could also be called “The Changing Faces of Fairview.” The programs were given... Read More
Chautauqua Came to Fairview
Years and years ago Chautuaqua was more than a location in nearby New York State. It began in the 1870s as a summer training program for Sunday School teachers then...... Read More
Sponsoring Activities for the Centennial Celebration
Minutes from the April 22 meeting of the Centennial Committee indicate that representatives from the organizations were to report that night on the activity their group would sponsor during the...... Read More
Centennial Booklet Photos- Fairview Airport
Fairview’s airport was featured in several photos in the Centennial Booklet and this picture had special meaning. In 1918 the U.S. began offering airmail. In 1968 the post office was... Read More
Centennial Booklet Photos – Route 20 Widening
The Centennial Committee selected many photos from “old Fairview” to display in the Centennial Booklet, some were quite old. All had special meaning to the community, some were of pe... Read More
Our Team Is Expanding
Welcome to our team, Bill “Rocky” Rzodkiewicz. Bill has been appointed as our genealogist, replacing the retiring Joan Feisler. Joan filled the position, responding to requests... Read More
Celebrating Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie
This sign was donated to the historical society last year and a display place has been found for it where it will be seen when the repairs are completed. One...... Read More
We Are Looking for Yearbooks
Many of you have seen our appeal for old yearbooks and thanks to Nancy Cederlof who filled in a few years and the Fairview School District who donated the last...... Read More