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Fairview Area Historical Society

Home of the Sturgeon House and More – Fairview, Pennsylvania

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Three Businesses in the Centennial Booklet

Three Businesses in the Centennial Booklet

Posted on April 1, 2018April 3, 2018 by Sabina Freeman
The Borough Centennial Booklet was filled with ads from local and area businesses, some of which are long gone.  Three businesses had two-page spreads, one page for the ad and one for the history... Read More
Celebrating Perry's Victory on Lake Erie

Celebrating Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie

Posted on March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 by Fairview Area Historical Society
This sign was donated to the historical society last year and a display place has been found for it where it will be seen when the repairs are completed. One of the uses of the Mayside building and gr... Read More
Churches Support the Borough Centennial Celebration

Churches Support the Borough Centennial Celebration

Posted on March 15, 2018March 21, 2018 by Sabina Freeman
The churches in Fairview were quite supportive of the Borough Centennial Celebration.  The Presbyterian Church was the oldest denomination in the borough, dating back to the earliest settlements.... Read More
We Are Looking for Yearbooks

We Are Looking for Yearbooks

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Many of you have seen our appeal for old yearbooks and thanks to Nancy Cederlof who filled in a few years and the Fairview School District who donated the last 20 years of these annual books, we are d... Read More
Fairview's American Legion Auxiliary

Fairview’s American Legion Auxiliary

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 by Sabina Freeman
Two years after Fairview’s Post 742 of the American Legion was chartered an Auxiliary was formed.  The next month (June 5, 1947), 75 members were initiated into the organization. Not only did t... Read More
More on the Fairview Borough Centennial - The American Legion

More on the Fairview Borough Centennial – The American Legion

Posted on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 by Sabina Freeman
Fairview’s American Legion Post #742 and its Auxiliary also contributed to the Borough Centennial celebration in 1968.  Nationally the organization was charted and incorporated by Congress in 1... Read More
Scouting in Fairview - 1968

Scouting in Fairview – 1968

Posted on February 25, 2018March 2, 2018 by Fairview Area Historical Society
  Scouting was big in Fairview in 1968, originally with three  locations for troops.   In 1936 Scout Troop #68 organized in the borough for boys.  They were sponsored by the F... Read More
Fairview Firemen's Auxiliary

Fairview Firemen’s Auxiliary

Posted on February 20, 2018April 18, 2018 by Fairview Area Historical Society
In 1947, 16 years after the Firemen organized, Mrs. Eric  Paulson and Mrs. Elmer Hinkle wondered why the women couldn’t organize as well.  They had seen other firemen’s auxiliary units f... Read More
Remembering Little Shirley Temple

Remembering Little Shirley Temple

Posted on February 9, 2018February 25, 2018 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Hard to believe, but “Little Shirley Temple” died four years ago on February 10, 2014.  She had a connection to the Sturgeon House and during the nation’s Bicentennial, her father G... Read More
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Posted on December 20, 2017March 3, 2018 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Of all the seasons, Christmastime is among the most sentimental.   Childhood memories come flooding back and those who have good memories hope to relive them in some way, or recreate them for their ... Read More
Sturgeon House Open Hours

Sturgeon House Open Hours

Posted on December 18, 2017May 1, 2020 by Fairview Area Historical Society
During this world-wide health concern, the schedule for the Sturgeon House is on hold.  We plan to offer our traditional Memorial Weekend Exhibit, which will remain through the summer.  We a... Read More
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