Category: Fairview People
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
After the Civil War
By 1848 women had been seeking equal treatment with men for many years and the first gathering in the U.S. to give wide attention to their demands was during two...... Read More
A Widow of the Civil War
No matter how close a “deployed” soldier is, he is still not at home every night with his wife or mother or sister or his friends. During the Civil War,...... Read More
More Women Pioneers
In the southern part of the township, women also arrived in those very early years to settle in the wilderness. Among them was Sarah Kennedy Ryan, whose husband was James. ...... Read More