This year we are honored to offer a walk through the Fairview Cemetery to visit the gravesites of 12 veterans who served during the Vietnam War. We will also mention two others who are buried elsewhere... There's a reason for that! The walk begins at 2 p.m. from the Chapel along Maple Drive on Sunday,...
Last year the historical society tried something new... a tour in the lovely Fairview Cemetery to gravesites of 12 World War I veterans. The outdoor event was free of Covid fears and this year we are trying it again. This year we will visit 10 or 12 gravesites of Vietnam veterans in June. The date...
THE STURGEON HOUSE WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19,2023 THROUGH MARCH 5, 2024. The House will open again for Tuesday afternoons on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 1 to 3 p.m. Anyone wishing a tour of the building or to do genealogical research is asked to call 814 474-5855 and leave a message. Please...
The Sturgeon House will be closed for the remainder of December 2023 through March 4, 2024. The House will resume open hours on Tuesday afternoons beginning Tuesday March 5, 2024. Anyone wishing to tour the building or to do genealogical research is asked to call 814 474-5855 and make an appointment. Leave a message and...
Our April meeting, normally held on the third Wednesday of the month (April 17) will actually be held on Wednesday, March 13, beginning at 7 p.m. What? Yes. Our speaker has chosen this date and time for a presentation on.... wait for it.... the upcoming SOLAR ECLIPSE. We will learn the whys and wherefores of...
The May meeting of the Fairview Area Historical Society will be Wednesday, May 15, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Sturgeon House, 4302 Avonia Road (Rte. 19), Fairview. The speakers, Mary Jane Koenig and Ann Silverthorn, will present a program on World War I, and its affects in northwest Erie County. Koenig chaired the county...
The Sturgeon House will be open for touring during the Memorial Weekend with open hours on Sunday, May 26 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m, and from 10:30 a.m. (after the parade) to 3:30 p.m. on Memorial Day Monday. A small exhibit titled "Mementoes of World War I" will be on display through June. The...
It's coming! Our Marx Toys exhibit opens on Sunday, July 21 and continues every Sunday through August 25. Hours will be 12:30 to 3 p.m. Admission is free. Marx Toys was quite a presence in West County as well as Erie. The exhibit will be in he Sturgeon House, 4302 Avonia Road (Route 98) in...
Our first meeting of the spring season is Wednesday, April 16, at 7 pm at the Sturgeon House, 4302 Avonia Rd. (Rte 98) in Fairview. The speaker is Dr. Kenneth Andryc Sr., a Fairview dentist whose sideline is honey. He keeps bees and sells the honey through a local fruit stand. Here is a chance...
Homecoming weekend for the Fairview Tigers brings unique local experiences for families and alumni. The Fairview Area Historical Society will be open, featuring TWO displays. Come find out about the merger that didn’t happen. Did you know Fairview and Girard schools ALMOST combined into ONE school district in 1968? Yes, the story of the Lake...