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  Welcome to the

​Fairfield Area
Historical Society

Fairfield Pennsylvania est. 1784
Named for Fairfield, England
(image- Post Civil War Main Street)

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The Fairfield Area Historical Society  was created to help preserve and protect Fairfield's historical heritage. The Historical Society intends to identify and acquire artifacts and information of historical significance to the Fairfield area.

Pippinfest 
The Pippinfest is an annual street festival held the last full weekend in September. 
  • Saturday - over 30 yard sales throughout Fairfield as well as craft vendors on Main Street. 
  • Sunday - live music entertainment as well as approximately 100 craft and retail vendors.
Both days feature lots of food vendors and the Kids’ corner for children of all ages with petting zoo, games, and rides. Come hungry and eat your way from one end of town to the other. ​
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​Upcoming Events

Holiday Tour
Historical Properties


Hosted by Fairfield Area Historical Society
Saturday, December 15, 2018
12:00 noon till 5:00 p.m
This year we will have 11 properties to tour – several new ones and a couple of the most popular ones from 2017, in case you missed last year's event.

Come hear about the history of these properties and enjoy another holiday season with the Fairfield Area Historical Society!

Refreshments along with a display of vintage Christmas items from David Thomas's collection at the Village Hall immediately after the tour.
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Blacksmith shop and stable in Fairfield
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The Paxton & McCreary store at approximately 20 East Main Street
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Post civil war picture of H.J. Waddle house, shop and wagon
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Mission

The mission of the Fairfield Area Historical Society is to help preserve and protect our historical heritage.  The Society will identify and acquire artifacts and information of historical significance to our area.

Thank you

The Fairfield Area Historical Society would like to thank Matthew Jenkins for his contribution of much of the content for this site, Rhonda Myers for the design of our logo and site, Liberty Mountain Resort, and Specialty Granules LLC for sponsoring our historical society.
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108 West Main Street
Fairfield, PA 17320 
(717) 642-5640
borofairfieldpa@comcast.net

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Site designed by Rhonda Myers.