If you have not paid your yearly dues or would like to become a member, please submit your check for $10 to FAHS, P.O. Box 1483, Fairborn, OH 45324.
If you are on Facebook, please join the FAHS group. FAHS board members will be posting weekly information about our upcoming programs and other interesting stories for your enjoyment.
During the warm months, FAHS’s work on researching and cleaning up local cemeteries will continue. Dates for these activities will be posted on FAHS Facebook page, emailed to members, and announced in the Fairborn Daily Herald. For additional information about the cemetery project, please contact Marti Riddle atmriddle1286@aol.com
Remember to look for the FAHS float in the July 4th parade and our booth at the Sweet Corn Festival in August.
On Sunday, September 15, 2019, 2:00 p.m. at Fairborn Senior Center Hope Taft from the Little Miami Watershed will discuss their 50th Anniversary. Fifty years ago the Ohio Legislature passed the first Scenic Rivers Act in the nation. The Little Miami River was the first river in Ohio to be designated as a State Scenic River. Efforts continue today to preserve this National and State treasure. Over 40 organizations in Southwest Ohio are working to keep the river Clean and Healthy for All of Us to enjoy as well as the large amount of wildlife that depend on this critical habitat to survive. Attend this presentation where Hope Taft will highlight the work of the Little Miami Watershed.
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, 2:00 p.m. at Fairborn Senior Center Chris Wydman from Wright State University will highlight the history of the University. Wright State opened its doors in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, occupying only a single building. Groundwork on forming the institution began in 1961 during a time when the region lacked a public university for higher education. Attend this presentation and hear the rest of the story.
FAHS continues to collect your stories and memories about Fairborn (Osborn and Fairfield). If you wish to share your thoughts, please contact Ann Armstrong Ingoldsby at ringoldsby@woh.rr.com