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FAIRVIEW AREA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Spring
Newsletter, May 2010
4302
Avonia Road, PO Box 553
Fairview, PA 16415
www.fairviewhistoryeriecountypa.org
e-mail: fahsmail3@gmail.com
MEETINGS – PROGRAMS
At the Sturgeon House
Everyone is welcome –
Bring a Friend!
Wednesday,
May 19 - Meeting and Program – 7:30 p.m. followed by refreshments.
Speaker – Greg Henning. General Washington’s visit to
Northwestern Pennsylvania, plus an update on Iraq (Greg
presented the Society with the Iraqi’s first ballot during his first program at FAHS.)
Summer
Exhibit:
The Tie That
Binds
Fairview’s Schools - 200 Years
Dates and hours: Sunday, May 30 (Memorial Day Weekend), 1 – 4 p.m.,
Monday, May 31, (Memorial Day) 10:30 – 4 p.m.
Every Sunday from June 6 through August 15, except July 4, 1 to 4
p.m.
Cemetery
Chapel Open Hours –
Monday, May 31, 10:30 – Noon.
Admission to the Sturgeon House and Chapel is
free.
Call 474-5855 to arrange a tour by appointment to either building.
Clean-up day in preparation for the exhibit will be Monday, May
24. Bring your mop, dust cloth
and broom! Also, the Society is
seeking artifacts for this exhibit.
If you have an item from any of the Fairview Schools you would be
willing to loan for the summer, please contact Barb McLaughlin, 474-2046. Call her also if you can host a
Sunday. Erie Yesterday is
sponsoring a “Passport Program” for fourth graders this summer and attendance
is expected to be good.
200
Club: This is one of our very best fundraisers
and is relatively easy for members… just sell one, two or more tickets at $25
each. Tickets will be mailed to
you in the next few weeks.
Deadline for the return of ticket stubs and money is Saturday, May 29.
The first of 12 weekly drawings will begin the following week with the big tickets drawn at the Membership
Picnic. Only 200 tickets need to
be sold. Please do your part, buy
a ticket and sell one to a friend!
Annual Ice
Cream and Ox Roast Social: Wednesday, July 21,
4:30 – 7 p.m. We will need
fruit pies and homemade cakes, plus folks to help set up, serve and tear
down. Grandchildren are very
welcome to help with the set up and tear down. Please call Sabina, 474-3030, if you
are able to help.
Annual Membership Picnic: Wednesday, August 18, Hetz’ Pond, 6 p.m. Bring your tableware and a dish (for
eight) to share. It’s a relaxing
get-together as the summer begins to wane.
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH We continue to respond to
genealogical researchers. Call Joan Fiesler, 814-474-3286, or e-mail her at jfiesler1@verizon.net.
GIFT SHOP/ Books, cards, prints for sale. Be sure to check out all the books on Fairview’s history and other items for sale at the Sturgeon House on your next visit there.
Hey!! What’s happening at the Sturgeon
House? Why is a dumpster in the
parking lot?
Since early January two Society members (Richard Stachel and J. R.
Freeman) have been tearing out the walls and ceiling of the second floor –
excluding the office that was renovated many years ago. The purpose is to install insulation
in the walls, create a large open area and build shelving for much needed
storage. No plans have been made
to create a second exit to the second floor, so it will not be open to the
general public. Two other members
(Jim Bolla and Jim Getz) will be helping with the project as needed. No end date has been set, but the work
goes on most Saturday mornings.
Many thanks to Van-Fab for
the free use of the dumpster, although the Society will pay the dumping
charges. Also, many thanks
to Boy Scout Owen Hitt and friend who moved a large number of bricks from the
second floor to the basement as a community service project. To view the ongoing work,
updates/photos are posted regularly on our
website.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE!
Many thanks to new member Karen Brady for volunteering
to serve as the Society’s Vice President. She comes from the Philadelphia area
where she was active in a historical society there. Welcome, Karen and again, many
thanks. Other positions on the
board that still need a volunteer are Ways & Means Chairman, Hospitality
Chairman and Publicity Chairman.
Contact Barb McLaughlin, 474-2046, for further
details.
Memberships
and Dues
Over the years
there has been a great deal of confusion about when to renew memberships. The Society operates on the calendar
year. Because our programs pick
up again in the fall, some folks pay their dues in the fall months. Dues paid then are applied to the
upcoming year. (For example,
renew in September 2010 and your membership is good through December
2011.) Currently many of our
long-standing members have not renewed their membership. If you feel you have not renewed,
please call Barbara Wingerter, 774-7997, our Membership Chairman for further
information.
Thanks to our
memberships and fundraisers we are able to continue our operations and basic
obligations, such as Sturgeon House maintenance, utilities and overseeing the
Chapel in the cemetery. We continue to provide school and adult educational
programs, genealogy services, exhibits and care of collections. By supporting our mission, this
community realizes the significance of the history of Fairview and the
importance of protecting it for future generations.
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MEMBERSHIPS FOR
2010
Checks
payable to: The Fairview Area Historical Society. Send to P.O. Box 553,
Fairview, PA. 16415.
Membership categories:
Seniors - $7, Regular - $10, Family - $18, Patron - $30, Business Patron -
$35, Life Membership - $250.
Category:
____________ x ____= $ ______
enclosed.
(THANK YOU, IF YOU HAVE ALREADY JOINED OR
RENEWED.)
I would like to make a donation of $___________ to the General Fund $________ or Special Projects Fund $________
Name _________________________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________________
Phone ____________________________________ e-mail address _________________________________
The
Fairview Area Historical Society is a non-profit tax-exempt
organization.
Memberships, contributions
and memorials are tax deductible.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT.
FAIRVIEW AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P. O. Box 553, Fairview, PA 16415. Phone 814-474-5855