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« on: December 08, 2017, 12:54:42 PM »
Tomorrow is the big day! We invite you to join the Fairfax Village Holiday Walk from 2-4PM. Come to the Fairfax Historical Society Museum, located at 1181 Main Street, Fairfax, VT for tickets and a map of the 7 locations around the Fairfax Village. At each location you will get a tour of the historic house or building and learn about the fascinating history of each. Tickets for this event are $10/person (children under 12 are free). Proceeds benefit the renovations at the museum. Cookies and cocoa will be available along the way. We hope to see you tomorrow. For questions please email fairfaxvthistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Then head over to the Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Fairfax Community Center from 4-6pm!
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« on: April 25, 2017, 08:56:02 PM »
 NEW HOUSEAfter a lot of discussion and much research on my sister, Margie's part, 2014 saw us take a major undertaking-the construction of a new house. Margie found a design we both liked, we met with Skada Builders out of Westford, they scaled down the design to give us what we wanted and to make it fit our budget. Late August 2014 saw the construction begin. A joy to be a part of, we watched the process take place, working with Kari and Kaija in discussing possible changes as it was going up. Even before it was finished, it had the feel of home when you walked in. The feeling of ease and a sense of welcome that always existed in our old house made it's way to the new house. It was as if the spirits from the old house were moving in ahead of us. January 31. 2015 saw family and friends come and help us move in. A warm home, I don't have to worry about pipes freezing in the old cellar. Over two years later, I find myself looking around the place and I will find myself saying aloud, "I love this house."
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« on: April 19, 2017, 11:16:51 PM »
Hello!
It has been a while, but I am back.
My computer had aged quite a bit and I found myself posting more to social media than here. I wanted to, but getting the computer up and running took longer than to just use my smart phone.
After dealing with a slow computer, a trip to Best Buy resulted in this new fancy HP with a lot of bells and whistles.
The advances in technology has grown to the point where it can overwhelm me.
Bear with me, I'll get back into the swing of things.
Stay tuned.
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« on: November 28, 2016, 11:36:39 AM »
The Christmas season is here! Fairfax t-shirts make great Christmas gifts for family members who live out of town, or college students who can show off where they are from! They are great for everyone!
The Fairfax shirts come many colors and in all sizes: child-infant onesie, S, M, L; adult-S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL. The Fairfax Postage Stamp shirts are in Adult S, M, L and XL sizes. There are a very few child sizes available. All shirts are $12 each.
All shirts are available at the Fairfax Town Office located at 12 Buck Hollow Road in Fairfax.
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« on: June 26, 2016, 01:19:10 PM »
The Fairfax Historical Society is holding their annual fundraiser tonight!
The 29th Annual Pie and Ice Cream Social and Band Concert is tonight at 7pm on the front lawn of the Baptist Building on Main Street.
Come enjoy a gathering of friends and family while the Fairfax-Fletcher-Westford Band plays your favorites. There is also a Silent Auction for three different quilts made by Toni Stone. Plus a Jelly-Jar Auction on around 20 items ranging from a family day pass to the Champlain Valley Fair, passes to Montshire Museum, Spirit of Ethan Allen, gift cards and certificates to Fairfax Pharmacy, Meadow Brook Grill, and much more!
Hope to see you there!!!
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« on: January 06, 2016, 12:56:18 PM »
I made a mistake on the date of the Remembrance. It is the 17th, not the 27th.
It was a bitter cold Friday evening, January 17, 1941. People were gathered at the Town Hall, also called the Amuse-U Theater, and eventually referred to as The Old Grange Hall, for a pair of BFA-Fairfax High School basketball games. The girls team was playing Highgate with the Boys team to play Milton afterwards.
Partway through the 3rd quarter of the girls game, the building shook. People thought they heard an explosion. Suddenly someone came running in from outside, hollering, "The school's on fire!"
The game was halted and people gathered at the school to witness the unthinkable. Bellows Free Academy was being gutted by fire.
On Sunday January 17, 2016 at 7pm, the Fairfax Historical Society will mark the 75th anniversary of that night by gathering in the Old Gym, aka the Middle School Gym, to remember that night. If you have any stories of the fire or remembrances of that night, we invite you to come and share. If you are new to Fairfax and want to learn about an historical moment in the town's history, please attend!
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« on: June 27, 2015, 06:33:18 AM »
Just letting everyone know that the 28th Annual Pie and Ice Cream Social will still be happening Sunday night at the Baptist Building. Looks like we will be inside, unless the weather does a complete 180 degrees from what is forecast. We will be serving pie and ice cream downstairs with the band concert upstairs. We have a lot of great items to bid on in the Jelly-Jar style auction. Toni Stone has made us three lovely lap quilts, 4 tickets to the Montshire Museum, and a lot more. So come enjoy some homemade pie and ice cream and listen to the Fairfax-Fletcher-Westford Band! 7pm, Sunday night. We are still going to have a great time!
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« on: July 20, 2014, 05:55:13 PM »
 At the July 1st business meeting of the FXFD, Chief Justin Hayes announced he has taken a new job at the University of Tennessee, and he and his family will be moving down south in August. Justin then announced he has appointed Deputy Chief Tom Snyder to the position of Acting Chief.
In the picture above, Justin ceremoniously presents Tom with the Fire Chief's helmet.
Everyone on the Fairfax Fire Department wishes Justin and his family the best of luck with their new adventure in life. We thank Justin for his service and commitment to the Department.
We also look forward to serving on the Fairfax Fire Department under the direction of Tom Snyder.
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« on: January 14, 2014, 11:41:50 PM »
The Fairfax Fire Department celebrated 2013 with their annual awards banquet held Tuesday January 14th.
The following awards were handed out:
YEARS OF SERVICE
D. Jay Leach-35 years
Mike Cain-25 years
Greg Hartmann-25 years
LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD
Mike Cain
Greg Hartmann
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Tom Crucitti- Firefighter of the Year
Eric Smith-Safety Award
Mike Cain- Community Service
Jesse Fleming-Chief's Award
YEARS OF SERVICE, LIFETIME MEMBERS
(L-R) Mike Cain, Greg Hartmann, D. Jay Leach
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
(L-R)Mike Cain, Eric Smith, Jesse Fleming, Tom Crucitti
Thanks to Tom Snyder for taking the pictures.
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« on: November 20, 2013, 12:22:23 PM »
The Fairfax Historical Society will be busy this coming weekend.
On Saturday November 23rd, the Society will have a table at the 6th Annual Holiday Craft Fair at BFA-Fairfax from 9-3. We will be having replica maps from 1857 and 1871 on sale along with Covered Bridge notecards and an assortment of potholders handmade by Dot Root.
On Sunday November 24th the Society will be meeting in the Fairfax Community Library at 1pm. We will be discussing museum renovations for next year, and we will view the slideshows for the 1976 US Bicentennial and the 1991 Vermont Bicentennial.
Public is invited to attend.
Hope to see you this weekend!
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« on: October 16, 2013, 12:01:38 PM »
The Fairfax Historical Society will be having a bus tour in conjunction with the 250 Birthday celebration this Sunday October 20th at 1pm. Please be at the library parking lot at the school at 12:45 pm to be ready to board the bus. We will be visiting different historical sites and will make a pilgrimage to the homesite of Broadstreet Spafford, our first settler. Public is invited to attend. For more information, call 849-6638.
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« on: August 19, 2013, 09:47:57 AM »
 The Fairfax-Fletcher-Westford Band sounded wonderful.  Some of the crowd at the party.  People lined up in the back for cake and ice cream.  The flags were flying for the celebration.  More of the crowd.  Some of the cakes at the party. Thanks to Kathy Bessette and Margie Cain for serving cake.  Bob Bessette served ice cream.  Paul Lavallee served iced tea and lemonade.
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« on: August 19, 2013, 09:26:02 AM »
 Bob and Kathy Bessette  Margie Cain  Barb Duval  Marje Ellsworth  Mary Jane Machia  Ann Lemieux  Patti Smith  Karen Hebert  Mary Kay Raymond  Katrina Antonovich and Sue Mitchell. Sue made a cake celebrating Fairfax's and Katrina's birthdays.  Roberta Hamilton  Larry Leach  Kevin Colling  Toni Stone  ??  Chris Santee brought over a cake made by his wife, Terri.
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« on: August 18, 2013, 10:33:47 AM »
 The flags are up! The weather forecast looks great! See you tonight at 6pm! Bring a lawn chair of blanket! Town photo will be taken! Bake and decorate a cake!
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