Category: Fairview Memories
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
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...... 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
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