Genealogy is among my hobbies. I have worked on my family tree for over 30 years now. I haven’t found anyone particularly famous or distinguished in my family tree. Nevertheless, I learned through my genealogical research that every person and every place has a story.
Join us as we explore the history of the Village of Fairfax in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
In the News: 1910s - 1930s
The Linnemann family were among the earliest residents of the area now known as Fairfax. They lived near what is now the Columbia Parkway-Wooster Pike-Meadowlark Lane intersection.
Cincinnati Enquirer, August 20, 1912
An advertisement from the early to mid 1910s for lots for sale in the new Fairfax Subdivision.
Source not known.
Another ad for lots for sale in Fairfax.
Cincinnati Enquirer, October 2, 1915
Red Bank was a community that pre-dated Fairfax. It went from the vicinity of the current Southern Avenue westward toward Linwood. The Linnemann residence was located in Red Bank.
Cincinnati Enquirer, February 25, 1917
Problems with the Little Duck Creek go back over 100 years.
(Fairfax Avenue was later renamed Simpson.)
Cincinnati Post, April 30, 1925
Cincinnati Times-Star, October 18, 1928
A sad story from the days when the Red Bank area was the home to gravel operations.
Cincinnati Enquirer, January 11, 1929
Apparently, soccer was a thing in this area decades before its surge in popularity during the 1970s.
Cincinnati Post, December 5, 1930
Cincinnati Enquirer, August 5, 1934
For those of you who, like me, don't know, a lavalliere is a piece of jewelry consisting of a pendant on a necklace.
Cincinnati Enquirer, September 4, 1934
The Jungle Garden later became known as the Fairfax Club or Tavern, one of the gambling hotspots in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Cincinnati Post, August 23, 1935
Who knew we had "one of the country's best volleyball teams" here?
Cincinnati Post, March 26, 1937
Cincinnati Post, June 7, 1937
Awww . . . "Eeyore Has a Birthday" was probably a cute little play.
March 9, 1938
Cincinnati Enquirer, December 21, 1938
Cincinnati Post, July 26, 1939
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