Museum Fundraising Project
We Need Your Help!
As part of our mission to preserve, celebrate, and share local history, FAHS acquired two buildings in downtown Fairchild in Spring 2020, made possible through a large private donation. With the financial support of our members and donors, and a lot of hard work, renovation of the smaller building is now complete and our History Center is now open!
It is our goal to renovate the larger building as our museum. This building is the former First National Bank, constructed by N. C. Foster in 1917, and was later operated as a tavern under a number of names and owners. It continues to be referred to as “Bob’s Club" by many older residents.
The bank requires extensive renovation, but we have a good start, including a new roof and the completion of some critical masonry work. We now need your help with renovation costs.
We cannot complete this task without the support of our members, the community, and others like you who value historic preservation and the revitalization of our rural communities.
We are continuing to collect and carefully store items of historical interest for the future museum
and we welcome additional such donations. Please reach out if you'd like to know more about the museum project or wish to donate items of historical interest to the Fairchild area.
It is our goal to renovate the larger building as our museum. This building is the former First National Bank, constructed by N. C. Foster in 1917, and was later operated as a tavern under a number of names and owners. It continues to be referred to as “Bob’s Club" by many older residents.
The bank requires extensive renovation, but we have a good start, including a new roof and the completion of some critical masonry work. We now need your help with renovation costs.
We cannot complete this task without the support of our members, the community, and others like you who value historic preservation and the revitalization of our rural communities.
We are continuing to collect and carefully store items of historical interest for the future museum
and we welcome additional such donations. Please reach out if you'd like to know more about the museum project or wish to donate items of historical interest to the Fairchild area.
How To Donate
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To donate to our Building Fund, please contact us or download the form below:
Building Fund Donation Form To donate records, photos, and other items of historical interest, please connect with us as soon as possible. To do so, visit our Contact page. Thank you in advance for helping us preserve area history and achieve our goals. |
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Rights reserved. Photos and information on this website may be copyrighted. Photo credits: older bank photo from about 1926 from Nancy Watenphul postcard collection (backgound); other photos from Fairchild Area Historical Society