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WELCOMEThe 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.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
The Victorian Historian
April 16, 2020 – 7:00 pm @ The Village Hall History can be amusing, comical and downright bizarre according to Victorian Historian, Adam Shefts, who will present a unique insight into obscure history of America's 19th and early 20th century. This entertaining program features short stories, footage, audio, and live demonstrations which will make you laugh, cringe, and perhaps scratch your head in disbelief. Come experience strange, forgotten American History.
Pippinfest
Last weekend in September on Main Street in Fairfield The Pippinfest is an annual street festival held the last full weekend in September.
The Tapeworm
October 15, 2020 – 7:00 pm @ The Village Hall, 108 Main Street, Fairfield In the 1830s, Pennsylvania legislature voted to fund the Gettysburg Extension of the Pennsylvania RR (known as the Tapeworm in our area), a 60+ mile line to proceed from Gettysburg to Clear Spring, MD. Surveyed in 1836, the line was only about half built and not a single track was laid. View a power point presentation by Dean Thomas of what was constructed and what it looks like today.
This I Remember, Part 2
Date TBD – 7:00 pm @ The Village Hall, 108 Main Street, Fairfield The Fountaindale/Greenstone/Harbaugh Valley folks have muchmore to share. Come to the Fountaindale Fire Companyto hear tales of life in those villages in days gone by at This I Remember, Part 2. Check our Facebook page for the date announcement. |
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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