Category: World War II
A Woman in Fairview’s History
For Women’s History Month we are remembering a woman who only lived in Fairview briefly, in a cottage by the lake off Melhorn Rd. She moved there to be close...... Read More
Women and World War II
It was inevitable that the U.S. entered World War II. President Roosevelt knew it, so he ran for a third term in 1940. He wanted to be at the helm,...... Read More
It’s April Again!
The month of April is fraught, yes, fraught with dates that are important to the U.S. ‘Way back in 1861 the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor and...... Read More
Important Dates in Early September
Before this first week of September ends, a few dates early in the week should be acknowledged. Eighty years ago, at 4:45 a.m. on September 1st, a German battleship in...... Read More