On June 24, 1968 the Centennial Committee met and among other things named a committee to select a court from among the candidates for queen. No number was given for......Read More
Hard to believe, but 1968 was 50 years ago. Fifty years! This summer the Fairview High School Class of 1968 will be getting together here in Fairview to talk over......Read More
Among the items in our collection from the Borough Centennial is this secretary’s book. The idea of a centennial celebration was born in the Fairview Community Council (FCC), as so......Read More
The Borough Centennial Booklet was filled with ads from local and area businesses, some of which are long gone. Three businesses had two-page spreads, one page for the ad and......Read More
The churches in Fairview were quite supportive of the Borough Centennial Celebration. The Presbyterian Church was the oldest denomination in the borough, dating back to the earliest settlements....Read More
Two years after Fairview’s Post 742 of the American Legion was chartered an Auxiliary was formed. The next month (June 5, 1947), 75 members were initiated into the organization. Not......Read More
Fairview’s American Legion Post #742 and its Auxiliary also contributed to the Borough Centennial celebration in 1968. Nationally the organization was charted and incorporated by Congress in 1...Read More