Our Team Is Expanding
Welcome to our team, Bill “Rocky” Rzodkiewicz. Bill has been appointed as our genealogist, replacing the retiring Joan Feisler. Joan filled the position, responding to requests... Read More
From the Secretary’s Minutes
Among the items in our collection from the Borough Centennial is this secretary’s book. The idea of a centennial celebration was born in the Fairview Community Council (FCC), as so...... Read More
Three Businesses in the Centennial Booklet
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...... Read More
Celebrating Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie
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...... Read More
Churches Support the Borough Centennial Celebration
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
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...... Read More
Fairview’s American Legion Auxiliary
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...... Read More
More on the Fairview Borough Centennial – The American Legion
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 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..... Read More