Category: Fairview People
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 example, had experienced a real tast... 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 could apply for a job to teach. ... 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 officials to conta... 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 days in July of that year (1848) in Se... 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, although the men were still wit... 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. They began their... Read More
Some of Fairview’s Outstanding Women – Pioneers
Today is Tuesday, August 18, 2020. One hundred years ago today was the day that the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting voting rights to white women. Women of color still had to fi... Read More
More About the Fairview Community Council
Years ago it was an annual event for the Fairview Community Council to consider the good works of various Fairview citizens then select a few to honor as “Outstanding Citizens.” The now defu... Read More
Fairview’s “Interesting” Group
Congratulations to the Fairview Community Council, which is celebrating 70 successful years of service to Fairview. It is a unique group, one that was called “the most interesting I have ever ... Read More