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EARLY MUSIC AT FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

EARLY MUSIC AT FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Here it is, the last day of Black History Month and we have not contributed our story to it.  You remember… Earl Lawrence, a black musician from Erie, was an...... Read More
THE DEER HUNT

THE DEER HUNT

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
     Tomorrow is the first day of deer hunting season for regular firearms.  Bow and arrow season began on September 17 and continues to January 17.  Specialty firearms and...... Read More
SCHOOL DAYS OF 1968

SCHOOL DAYS OF 1968

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
With school ready to open on Wednesday, August 30, little flashes of memory come back about another fall opening.  It was 55 years ago (1968) and the future for Fairview...... Read More
THE NETHERLAND CLUB

THE NETHERLAND CLUB

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Summers spent in Fairview Township were popular in the early part of the last century. Camps formed, families built cabins and others came for a week or two to rent...... 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
The Importance of February

The Importance of February

Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
February is such a short month, packed full of important dates within these 28 days.  Think of it.  Our two ”best” presidents were born in this month.  Should we celebrate...... Read More
Fairview's One-Armed Paper Hanger

Fairview’s One-Armed Paper Hanger

Posted on August 17, 2022January 31, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Currently two members are going through the archives and organizing all the material there.  The big items are pretty well categorized, but the little stuff – such as articles about...... Read More
A Familiar Face

A Familiar Face

Posted on July 2, 2022January 31, 2023 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Ninety-one years ago, May 29, 1931, to be exact, a record-setting pilot with a familiar face took off in an autogyro (see featured photo*) in an attempt to be the...... Read More
Fairview's First New Mother

Fairview’s First New Mother

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
With the arrival of Mother’s Day Weekend a serious oversight has surfaced.  Nothing has ever been written about the first woman in the township who became a mother.  Using the...... Read More
Adena Miller Rich

Adena Miller Rich

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Women’s History Month (March) is quickly coming to an end, which prompts a look at Fairview’s women once again. One accomplished Fairview woman has been somewhat overlooked. Her parents’ home...... Read More
John Klier, Farmer, Township Supervisor, Good Guy

John Klier, Farmer, Township Supervisor, Good Guy

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Fairview Area Historical Society
Today, March 8, 2022, a funeral service is being held for John Klier.  John was the society’s “go-to” guy for historical information.  He almost always knew the answer, and if...... Read More
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