Category: Borough Centennial Activities
From the Secretary’s Minutes
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
Three Businesses in the Centennial Booklet
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
Churches Support the Borough Centennial Celebration
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
Fairview’s American Legion Auxiliary
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
More on the Fairview Borough Centennial – The American Legion
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
Fairview Firemen’s Auxiliary
In 1947, 16 years after the Firemen organized, Mrs. Eric Paulson and Mrs. Elmer Hinkle wondered why the women couldn’t organize as well. They had seen other firemen’s auxiliary units..... Read More- 3 of 3
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