01 Dec

Posted at 15:35h in news

Nominations for the BHA Board of Directors 

The nominating committee is developing a slate of members for the 2017 board. 
There are several seats open, including Vice President and 2 directors. 
Any current BHA member may serve on the board. 
It requires only one meeting per month. 
If you would be willing to serve for the 2017 year, please contact 
John Amato at johnfamato@optonline.net. 



Volunteers Needed
We are also looking for members to serve on various committees throughout the year. You can work from home! If you have a particular skill or interest (house tour, special events, light clerical and organization) please contact us at 
BBPhistorical@gmail.com. 

Docents Needed 

If you have an interest in Bayport History and would like to volunteer some time to provide a guided tour of Meadow Croft: WE NEED YOU! 
The association is in need of docents. It requires very little time, less than two hours a day, two days a month from June through October. You will shadow one of our current knowledgeable docents to learn the rich history of Meadow Croft before you will lead a tour on your own. 
If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please call 
Harriet Mihlstin at 631-472-2118. 

Our Future plans 

House tour: Although we just completed our successful Autumn House Tour, we are planning ahead! We are always on the lookout for beautiful and historic homes in the Bayport or BluePoint area. 
If you would like to be considered for this event for next October, please email us at BBPhistorical@gmail.com.


Gardeners 
The beautiful gardens at Meadow Croft are asleep for the winter but we are looking for volunteers to plant and maintain them come spring. Use your “Green Thumb” skills for some community service. Email us at BBPhistorical@gmail.com.

Membership 

Membership for 2017 is now due.
 The rates have not increased from last year:

Family $25.00

Individual $15.00

Seniors $10.00


Payment can be made by mailing a check to:

Bayport Heritage Association

P.O. Box 4

Bayport, NY 11705

Please include your name, address, phone number and email address. 
You can also pay in person at our next General Membership meeting to be held at the Bayport BluePoint Library on January 8th 2017 at 2:00. 
We hope to see you there!

BHA is “Going Green” 

The Bayport Heritage Association would like to send you all information from now on by email or by posting on our Facebook page. All newsletters and flyers from the BHA starting in January of 2017 will be emailed to you. A few hard copies will be placed in the BBP Library. 

The benefits of utilizing available technology to decrease consumption of our world’s raw materials as well as enhanced communication are only a couple of the important benefits that this will support. Of course, some mailings will still need to occur. If you know of someone who would like to be added to our email list please email us at bbphistorical@gmail.com

For more information: 

 BBPhistorical@gmail.com

631-472-4625 
bayportheritage.blogspot.com

 

We wish you joy, peace and good health for the New Year! 

14 Nov

Posted at 12:05h in news
Christmas Committee Volunteers are needed!

 If you can help out for this event or if you have a display that fits the theme and would like it to be displayed, 
please call our chairperson 
Leann Berg at 631-235-1702.
Holiday decorations will be raffled off. 
Raffle tickets will be sent to all BHA members soon in the U.S. mail. 
Please mail the ticket stubs and donations to 
Bayport Heritage Association 
P.O. Box 4, 
Bayport, NY 11705 
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The Event: December 3rd and 4th, 2016
A Candy Cane Christmas. 
Magnificent Dutch, Victorian and Edwardian Christmas decorations, vintage clothing and a special visit from St. Nicholas! Special exhibits for 2016. 
The Roosevelt’s grand piano will fill the home with music for the season. 
Cost: $5.00 per adult, $3.00 for seniors and children up to age 12. 

01 Nov

Posted at 02:18h in news
Generall Meeting:
Sunday November 6th 2:00
 Bayport Blue Point Public Library

“Haunted Mansions of Long Island” 
presented by Monica Randall, 
guest speaker and best-selling author. 
Monica shares amazing true stories of spectral beings. 
Learn about some of LI’s most intriguing manor houses, with their labyrinths of secret passageways, hidden chambers, deserted tunnels and the mysterious events that surround them. 
Fact is stranger than fiction!
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Mark Your Calendars for the Annual Christmas Event!
December 3rd and 4th, 2016

Christmas at Meadow Croft 
Join us for an old-fashioned Christmas at Meadow Croft! This year’s theme is 
A Candy Cane Christmas. 
Mark your calendars for December 3rd and 4th, 2016 from 12:00-4:00. 

Magnificent Dutch, Victorian and Edwardian Christmas decorations, vintage clothing and a special visit from St. Nicholas! Special exhibits for 2016. 
The Roosevelt’s grand piano will fill the home with music for the season. 
Cost: $5.00 per adult, $3.00 for seniors and children up to age 12. 
Christmas Committee Volunteers needed- 
If you can help out for this event or if you have a display that fits the theme and would like it to be displayed, please call our chairperson Leann Berg at 631-235-1702. Holiday decorations will be raffled off. Raffle tickets will be sent to all BHA members soon in the U.S. mail. Please mail the ticket stubs and donations to BHA P.O. Box 4, Bayport NY 11705. Thank you!

12 Oct

Posted at 17:54h in news

Don’t miss this amazing, fund-raising event!

The Bayport Heritage Association 29th Autumn House Tour
Read more about it here on the Suffolk county News
Sunday, October 23st 2016, 1pm-5pm.
 Tickets are $25 per person and all proceeds go to the Bayport Heritage Association.
Tickets at the following locations:
•              Country Junque on Middle Road
•              Bayport Flower House
•              Bayport-Blue Point Library
Historical and unique homes, in Bayport and Blue Point, are featured including the 
Roosevelt Estate at Meadow Croft.

Antique cars will be on display at all locations.

Refreshments will be served at the Meadow Croft estate, 299 Middle Road.

Limited Tickets are available!

Update:

The Autumn House Tour 

Thank you to all who attended our 29th Annual Autumn House Tour. It was a beautiful day and a successful event! Special thanks to our volunteers, including vendors who donated items, displayed antique cars and of course, our planning committee. Thank you to Country Junque, Bayport Flower Houses, and the Bayport Blue Point Library for selling tickets. A HUGE thanks to our hosts for the day; Andrew and Kate Hanley, Craig and Jen Scannevin, Paul and Barbara Wright, Gene Horton, Ed and Ginny Metzendorf and William and Lisa Kruger. If you would like to be considered for the house tour next year or would like to volunteer, please reach us at 631-472-4625 or bbphistorical@gmail.com.

04 Oct

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: 
Sunday October 9th 2016 at 2pm in the 
Bayport Blue Point Public Library. 

Gene Collora presents: The Other Long Island Railroad 

Gene has written two books and has had many of his photographs appear in books focusing on railroads of the Northeast.  
He was a featured photographer in the 2006 Center for Railroad Art & Photography/New York Transit Museum exhibit, 
“Many Hands: Representations of Railroad Workers” 
showing at Grand Central Station, New York City, and at the Railroad Museum of Long Island. 
He is an active speaker and lecturer having presented photo journals for railroad organizations and historical societies throughout the United States and Canada.

01 Oct

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October 8, 2016-CAR SHOW: 
“Ramblin with the Roosevelts” 
Saturday, October 8th, 11am-4pm at 
Meadow Croft 299 Middle Road, Sayville. 
$5.00 entry or $10.00 a car load. Bringing the early autos back to Meadow Croft Estate. 
Antique Cars, Food, House Tours, Games and Family Fun.
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October 23, 2016

The 29th Autumn House Tour
Tickets go on sale Oct. 8th. 
You can purchase tickets for $25.00 each at 
Bayport Flower House, 
Country Junque, or 
Bayport Blue Point Public Library.

11 Sep

Posted at 14:28h in news
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: 
Sunday September 11th  2016
2pm-4pm 

“Hotels and Boarding Houses, the good old summer time in Blue Point”: 
Gene Horton, will talk about life in Blue Point in the early 1900s. 
Hotels, restaurants and boarding houses were numerous in Blue Point at that time. Who stayed there? Where did they go? 
Mr. Horton, Bayport/ Blue Point’s own historian will fill us in on their history. 

Presented at the Bayport- Blue Point Library, 2pm

30 Jul

Posted at 15:08h in news
Bayport Heritage will have another Free concert in the Park.
Thursday, August 18th, 2016 at 6:00pm
 
The group: Next Level, a steel drum band, will be playing 
 at the Bayport Memorial Park. 
Bring your lawn chairs a snack and your dancing shoes. 

In case of rain, we will meet at
 the Bayport Methodist Church. 

15 Jul

Posted at 10:50h in news
July 14th 2016 at 6pm at The Memorial Park on Middle Rd in Bayport.
Jacks Waterfall will be performing his own personal style of music. It is described as a musical adventure of, Pop, blues, jazz, folk, gospel and global music.
July 19th at 6pm: our 13th annual Boat Cruise