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Buy a Brick Here!

Buy a Brick Here!

Posted on February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 by Jim Brinling
Be part of the story. Be part of the celebration. Be part of Fairview’s future. Exciting things are happening in Fairview. The Fairview Area Historical Society is preparing to commemorate...... Read More
A Remarkable Fairview Mother...

A Remarkable Fairview Mother…

Posted on May 10, 2025May 12, 2025 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Tomorrow, May 11, 2025, is Mother’s Day.  Surly mothers should be remembered and honored more days than one each year! And so, here is the story of a remarkable woman,...... Read More
Happy Nurses Week

Happy Nurses Week

Posted on May 4, 2024December 7, 2025 by Fairview Area Historical Society
This week, May 5 – 11, 2024, is National Nurses’ Week.  Nurses are regarded as Angels in our society and deserve more than a week of recognition.  This month our...... Read More
SOMETHING NEW!!

SOMETHING NEW!!

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
We have been looking for something new… a new way to showcase some of our old buildings.  Old but gone, so how can we remember them? How about a puzzle? ...... Read More
Civic Leaders

Civic Leaders

Posted on December 1, 2020October 22, 2021 by Fairview Area Historical Society
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
A Female Pilot?  Come on!

A Female Pilot? Come on!

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Fairview Area Historical Society
If ever a woman might be described as a “flapper,” it would be Elizabeth Ann Eberhart.  She was from Kansas, graduated from Kansas State University in journalism and had come...... Read More
The Sturgeon House Calls Out

The Sturgeon House Calls Out

Posted on June 2, 2020June 14, 2020 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Just like everywhere else, the Sturgeon House is calling out for visitors.  We recall how fine it was to have visitors and to have those visitors appreciate the purpose of...... Read More
No Ordinary Year

No Ordinary Year

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Fairview Area Historical Society
“No Ordinary Year” is the title of the Memorial Weekend Exhibit at the Sturgeon House.  It will be in place all summer for anyone wishing to view it.  Memorial Weekend...... Read More
Another Tribute

Another Tribute

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Fairview Area Historical Society
On Friday the Fairview Cemetery was the scene of another military funeral.  Not only was Harold E. Downey a veteran, but he was also a hometown boy.  Well, not quite. ...... Read More

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