Category: Fairview Memories
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
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 one for the history... 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 of the uses of the Mayside building and gr... 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 only did t... 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
Remembering Little Shirley Temple
Hard to believe, but “Little Shirley Temple” died four years ago on February 10, 2014. She had a connection to the Sturgeon House and during the nation’s Bicentennial, her father G... Read More
Home for the Holidays
Of all the seasons, Christmastime is among the most sentimental. Childhood memories come flooding back and those who have good memories hope to relive them in some way, or recreate them for their ... Read More- 5 of 5
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