Category: Fairview People
A. F. Dobler and the Dobler Mansion, Part 2
During the last two years of his life there was considerable strife in Albert’s family. After his wife died in 1903, he sometimes expressed an interest in remarrying.&n... Read More
A. F. DOBLER AND THE DOBLER MANSION
The following post was published in the Cosmopolite Herald on July 18, 1984, in a twice-monthly column called “Twice Around the Township.” ... Read More
Fairview’s One-Armed Paper Hanger
Currently two members are going through the archives and organizing all the material there. The big items are pretty well categorized, but the little stuff – such as articles about...... Read More
John Klier, Farmer, Township Supervisor, Good Guy
Today, March 8, 2022, a funeral service is being held for John Klier. John was the society’s “go-to” guy for historical information. He almost always knew the answer, and if...... Read More
“For the Betterment of the Community”
Recently a visitor to the Sturgeon House donated several issues of the Community News. These included the very first issue, dated November 15, 1921. The visitor explained that the News...... Read More
It’s February 16th…
It’s February 16. The day had started out cold and rainy. In many places the earth had turned to mud. Yet people came out. They stood along the tracks; they...... Read More
Civic Leaders
As the world worked to return to normal after a Second World War and the Korean Conflict, some things would not go back to where they were before. Women, for...... Read More
Being an Outstanding School Teacher
School teachers early in the 1900s were not required to have much training. In fact, the day after a person finished his or her high school years he or she...... Read More
One of the Area’s Best and Noblest Women
In June 1915 a young woman met the ships arriving in New York that might be carrying passengers from the ill-fated British Passenger Liner RMS Lusitania. She arranged for dock...... Read More