Category: Fairview Schools
MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!
Last week one of our lifetime members donated two yearbooks to the Society: 1923 and 1945. The earlier book is much smaller, with fewer students in the graduating class and entire building. ... Read More
FAIRVIEW’S SOUTH HIGH
As the school year comes to an end we are reminded of all the activities that should be happening in this season. We commiserate with those graduating seniors who will not experience the excitem... Read More
Fairview’s First Music Teacher, Earl E. Lawrence
February is Black History Month and Fairview has a very proud claim to one of the outstanding members of Erie’s Black Community. Earl Emerson Lawrence was one of four children to an amaz... Read More
Memory Books
A recent gift to the Historical Society was an autograph book that belonged to a young Fairview girl who graduated in 1929. How sweet some of the sentiments were – “You ask me to write ̵... Read More
Fairview’s Basketball “Madness”
For those folks currently caught up in the “March Madness,” here’s a little basketball story from Fairview. The joint borough and township high school was built on Chestnut Str... Read More
The Cafeteria Business
This business, listed in the Commencement booklet, was conducted by the seniors. Back in 1926 one of the rites of passage for seniors was a class trip to Washington, D.C. The booklet listed vari... Read More
The Class of 1942
The recent post showing the freshmen class (a guess was 1935, but in fact, it was the class of 1938) prompted some responses. We are pleased to show a group photo of the class as seniors. ... Read More
Schools and Students (Circa 1935)
Recently members of the Edinboro Area Historical Society sent photos of schools and students that were not related to them, but to FAHS! All the historical societies in the county joined togethe... Read More
More Halloween Tricks
With Halloween so near some may recall tales of early tricksters, such as those borough boys who loved the cows, the school and Perry Ferguson as targets. The township boys had a few tricks as w... Read More