Bayport Heritage Association

January 2012 Meeting

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Our next meeting will be

Sunday, January 8th at 2pm

at the Bayport-Blue Point Library

Join us as we welcome back our guest speaker Martha Kolodkin who will present

THE PRESIDENTS' MOTHERS:

THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED THEM-PART II

January and February meetings are held at 2pm the second Sunday of the month.

Refreshments are always served.

Please use the Madison Street parking lot. Thank you!

****Dues for 2012****

Time to pay dues for 2012

Individual $15

Senior $10

Family $25

Mail checks to:

Bayport Heritage Association

PO Box 4

Bayport, NY 11705

Memorial Park

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Bayport Heritage Association and the Bayport Memorial Park Board will decorate the Memorial Park Gazebo again this year with a lighted tree, roping and bow,

during the first week in December.

Please plan a visit to see the lovely holiday scene in our Bayport community.

November 12th meeting

2011-10-24T12:06:00.001-04:00

Next monthly meeting is November 12th, 2011

at the Bayport-Blue Point Library

Saturday, 7:30.

Our guest speaker is Marianne Fulfaro who will present

"Hats Through the Ages"

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Heritage meetings are usually held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in the Community Room of the Bayport-Blue Point Library and start at 7:30 pm.

Refreshments are always served.

Please use the Madison Street parking lot. Thank you!

Dutch Christmas at Meadow Croft, 2011

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

“A DUTCH CHRISTMAS AT MEADOW CROFT”

Bayport Heritage Association invites all local-area residents to their

DUTCH CHRISTMAS AT MEADOW CROFT, which will be held on

Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3rd, and 4th, 2011,

at the Meadow Croft estate located at 299 Middle Road at Brown’s River

on the Bayport Sayville border.

Meadow Croft is the 1891 estate of John E. Roosevelt and family. The Roosevelts were, of course, Dutch by ancestry. The house will be decorated in a Victorian/Edwardian motif with beautiful wreaths, poinsettias and greenery magnificently reminiscent of a hundred years ago and tied in with a Dutch flavor.

Musical selections will be played on the original Roosevelt grand piano filling the house with the music of the season.

Upstairs, special exhibits, including electric trains, vintage clothing, woodcarvings, and Christmas specialties, will be on display for public enjoyment.

Hot chocolate and cookies will add to the coziness of the occasion.

St. Nicholas, the Dutch version of Santa Claus, will be there to look up individual children’s names in his ledger and he’ll find out who’s been ‘naughty and nice’ in 2011.

This Dutch Christmas at Meadow Croft is open from noon to 4 PM both days. Admission is only $5 for adults and $3 for seniors & children age 4-12.

Not suitable for children under 4 years of age.

All the decorations will be raffled off.

Info: 631-363-6487.

HOUSE TOUR this weekend

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25th Autumn House Tour

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Tickets are $25 per person and all proceeds go to the Bayport Heritage Association.

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

You can buy tickets at the following locations:

• Country Junque on Middle Road-595 Middle Rd , Bayport , 631-472-2650

• Bayport Flower House-940 Montauk Hwy. , Bayport , 631-472-0014

• Bayport-Blue Point Library-203 Blue Point Ave. , Blue Point , 631-363-6133

Call the above numbers for information on ticket sales.

October Meeting 2011

2011-09-21T16:56:00.001-04:00

Next monthly meeting at the Bayport-Blue Point Library is

Saturday, October 8th at 7:30.

Our guest speaker is Jack Whitehouse who will be speaking about this new book, Sayville Orphan Heros, The Cottages of St. Ann's.

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Heritage meetings are usually held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in the Community Room of the Bayport-Blue Point Library and start at 7:30 pm.

Refreshments are always served.

Please use the Madison Street parking lot. Thank you!

25th Autumn House Tour

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The Bayport Heritage Association is having their 25th Autumn House Tour, Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Tickets are $25 per person and all proceeds go to the Bayport Heritage Association.

You can buy tickets by mail. Send checks to:

Bayport Heritage Association

PO Box 4

Bayport, NY 11705

or you can buy the tickets beginning October 1^st, at the following locations:

• Country Junque on Middle Road-595 Middle Rd , Bayport , 631-472-2650

• Bayport Flower House-940 Montauk Hwy. , Bayport , 631-472-0014

• Bayport-Blue Point Library-203 Blue Point Ave. , Blue Point , 631-363-6133

Homes in Bayport and Blue Point are featured, including the estate home designed by George B Post, architect of the NY Stock Exchange.

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

For information, contact:

Jaci Montgomery

mont4@optonline.net

631-419-6044

July Concert 2011

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Click the notice below to read about the community concert in Bayport.

Suffolk Traction trolley service

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Click the newsletter below to see the larger size.

June and July 2011

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June 5th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm

Reception at Meadow Croft honoring Assemblyman Paul Harenberg.

All members welcome.

June 10th, 5:30pm

First Bloom Tea, Meadow Croft

All members invited. Call Jill Hansen, 631-472-5046

$5 charge and a prepared appetizer, salad, entree or dessert.

Proper Tea attire, bring your place setting.

June 16th, House Tour Committee Meeting

Everyone interested is invited. Held at Meadow Croft.

July 16th, "All Aboard!" Trolley Tour

Ninety minute ride from Sayville to Patchogue.

Refreshments at Meadow Croft afterwards.

Tickets $20, call Diana Walch, 631-472-1898

July 26th, 7- 8:30 pm, Community Concert

Held at the Memorial Park gazebo, Middle Road.

Dave Schecher & the LI Brass Guild

Bring folding chairs.

Next Meeting, September 2011

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Please take note that there will be no meetings for June, July and August.

Next meeting is scheduled for September 10th, 2011.

Heritage meetings are usually held on the 2nd Saturday of the month

in the Community Room of the Bayport-Blue Point Library and start at 7:30 pm.

Refreshments are always served.

Please use the Madison Street parking lot. Thank you!

Member Events

2011-05-03T15:40:00.004-04:00

Member events are planned for May, June and July.

Not a member?

Call Jill 472-5046 to find out more about membership.

Meetings are held once a month, on the second Saturday.

Member Only Events:

Monday, May 30th: Memorial Day Parade

Meet at 11am on Connetquot Road

Sunday, June 5th: Reception honoring Paul Harenberg

(Former New York State Assemb. Paul Harenberg was an advocate for the elderly, and was instrumental in bringing public power to Long Island. The Bayport resident died on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010.)

Friday, June 10th, 5:30pm: Annual First Bloom Tea

(Celebrate the blooming of the heirloom Victorian roses at Meadow Croft.)

Saturday, July 16th: Historic Trolley Tour of the area

Tuesday, July 26th: Brass Guild Concert in Bayport Memorial Park

Annual Yard Sale

2011-05-03T13:48:00.004-04:00

The Bayport Heritage Association's

Annual Yard Sale

will take place on

May 21st and May 22nd, 2011

9am-4pm

226 Gillette Ave.

Bayport, NY

Volunteers needed. Call Jill 472-5046

May Meeting 2011

2011-05-03T12:07:00.002-04:00

Next meeting will be

Saturday, May 14th at 7:30

Bayport-Blue Point Library

Guest Speaker

Martha Kolodkin

"The Presidents' Mothers:

The Women who shaped our Presidents"

Don't miss this interesting presentation!

April Meeting

2011-04-05T06:37:00.001-04:00

Heritage meetings are usually held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in the Community Room of the Bayport-Blue Point Library and start at 7:30 pm.

Refreshments are always served.

Please use the Madison Street parking lot. Thank you!

January 2011 meeting

2011-01-04T16:25:00.003-05:00

January 2011

Come to the next Heritage monthly meeting at the

Bayport-Blue Point Library

January 9th, 2 pm, Sunday

Martha Kolodkin will speak about

Myths and Legends of American History

Martha Kolodkin has a teaching background at high school and university levels.

This presentation promises to be both educational and humorous!

Please join us!

Our January meeting will also create a nominating committee for Officers and Board members. A report is due in February and voting takes place in March.

Also, we are accepting dues for the 2011 year.

Individual- $15

Senior- $10

Family- $25

You can pay at the meeting or mail your payment to:

Bayport Heritage

PO Box 4

Bayport, NY 11705

Christmas at Meadow Croft 2010

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The "1910 Christmas at Meadow Croft"

will be on held on Saturday and Sunday

December 4th and 5th, 2010

12 noon to 4 pm

Visit Santa, see exhibits, eat cookies, drink hot chocolate,

hear carols on the Roosevelt grand piano.

Holiday displays and collections are on exhibit upstairs and rooms will be beautifully decorated by local flower houses, garden and community clubs.

The rooms will be gorgeous in Holiday Finery, all donations by the organizations listed here:

Bayport Flower Houses
Bayport Homemakers
Daisy Garden
Lea Rose Interior Designs
Le Soir
Neighbors & Gardners
Audrey's Bakery
Rambling Rose
Sayville Flowers
Sayville Flower & Garden Shop
Sayville Garden Club

All arrangements will be raffled,

with the winners to be called December 6th.

If you haven't purchased raffle tickets already,

they can be purchased at Meadow Croft, December 4th & 5th.

Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors and children 12 and under.

(This event is not suitable for children under 4. Please no strollers.)

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Bayport Heritage Association and the Bayport Memorial Park Board will decorate the

Memorial Park Gazebo

again this year with a lighted tree, roping and bows, the first week of December--

-our own Norman Rockwell lovely holiday scene for the community to enjoy.

Stop by to see the decorations!

November 13, 2010 meeting

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Saturday, November 13, 2010 7:30 pm Bayport-Blue Point Library

This month's Presentation:

Artist Lake and the Artist Alonzo Chappel

Story and slideshow by Suzanne Johnson

Suzanne Johnson is the Assistant Director of Middle Country Library and

the President of the Rocky Point Historical Society.

Artist Lake is a glacial kettle-hole, south of route 25 in Middle Island.

Join us to hear about Artist Lake, Alonzo Chappel and

the upcoming events of the Bayport Heritage Association.

Refreshments will be served, as usual.

Save the Date!

2010-10-18T10:07:00.006-04:00

Save the Date!

The "1910 Christmas at Meadow Croft"

will be on held on Saturday and Sunday

December 4th and 5th, 2010

12 noon to 4 pm

House Tour Reminder!

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The 24th Autumn House Tour will take place on

Sunday, October 17, 2010.

1 pm to 5 pm

Tickets, $25, go on sale Friday, October 1st at Country Junque on Middle Road

and the Bayport-Blue Point Library.

Grey Horse Tavern is offering a 10% discount on After-Tour Dinners.

Call for reservations: 631-472-1868

Meeting October 9th, 2010

2010-09-21T17:37:00.004-04:00

The monthly meeting, October 9th, 2010

will be a presentation and slide show by Gene Horton.

"Sleeping in Suffolk"

Don't miss this entertaining and informative program!

Heritage meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month

in the Community Room of the Bayport-Blue Point Library.

7:30 pm.

Refreshments are always served.

Please use the Madison Street parking lot. Thank you!

2010 House Tour Scheduled

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The 24th Autumn House Tour will take place on

Sunday, October 17, 2010.

1 pm to 5 pm

Tickets, $25, go on sale Friday, October 1st at Country Junque on Middle Road

and the Bayport-Blue Point Library.

Grey Horse Tavern is offering a 10% discount on After-Tour Dinners.

Call for reservations: 631-472-1868

Meeting Information

2010-09-08T22:45:00.006-04:00

Next monthly meeting November 12th,

at the Bayport-Blue Point Library

Saturday, 7:30.

Our guest speaker is Marianne Fulfaro who will present

"Hats Through the Ages"

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Heritage meetings are usually held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in the Community Room of the Bayport-Blue Point Library and start at 7:30 pm.

Winter Meetings: January and February meetings are

2nd Sunday, 2:00 pm.

Refreshments are always served.

Please use the Madison Street parking lot. Thank you!

Historic Patchgue River Tour

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The Bayport Heritage Association enjoyed the tour of historic Patchogue River, on August 17th 2010. The weather was perfect for the evening cruise by ferry, along the shores of Bayport and Blue Point and then up the Patchogue River. Patchogue historian Pete Berman narrated the river's history, and Gene Horton and Jim Connell filled in with the local history of Bayport and Blue Point.

The evening was completed with a delicious dinner at Watch Hill on Fire Island. Then we enjoyed the ferry ride back across the Great South Bay to Sayville.

The weather could not have been better! It was an enjoyable evening!

Thanks to everyone who helped with the planning and presentation!

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July Events

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July Events 2010

Sunday, July 11th

Bayport heritage and the American League of Pen Women are hosting an art exhibit at

Meadow Croft, 1 pm- 4 pm.

There will be artists painting and exhibiting their work as well as poetry readings

on the front porch and lawn.

Bring a chair and join us!

Meadow Croft photo courtesy of Alida Thorpe

Thursday, July 22nd

Bayport Heritage is hosting a Community Concert in

Bayport Memorial Park gazebo

7 pm- 8:30 pm

Dave Schecher and the L.I. Brass Guild

will be playing under lights. Bring lawn chairs.

Rainy weather will move us to

the Bayport Methodist Church Sanctuary.

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Annual Yard Sale

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Yard Sale

May 15th and 16th, 2010

Stanley's on Gillette Ave, 9 am to 3 pm

May Meeting

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The May meeting is scheduled for Saturday,

May 8th, 2010

Bayport-Blue Point Library, 7:30 pm

National Quilting Association teacher and lecturer

Barbara Arnold

will present her program

"Quilts from the Past"

Refreshments will be served as usual.

Please join us!

April 10, 2010 Meeting Scheduled

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Our monthly meeting is at the Bayport-Blue Point Library at 7:30pm on April 10th.

Linda Conron, administrator of the

Sayville Historical Society, will present

"West Sayville Through the Years"

Please join us for this interesting presentation!

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Please mark your calendar for these future dates:

May 15 & 16- Our Yard Sale

May 31- Memorial Day Parade

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Our March 13, 2010 meeting

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We take pride in stories about our country's historical events, heroes and heroines but what actually happened....?

Join us for "Myths and Legends in American History" given by Martha Kolodkin.

March 13, 2010, 7:30 pm at the Bayport-Blue Point Library.

We will also have the annual business meeting and voting on proposed Board of Directors slate.

Irish refreshments will be served in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

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Don't forget the St. Patrick's Day Parade

Sunday, March 14, 2010!

Rain Date is March 21, same time, same place.

Check the Chamber of Commerce link on the right.

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Dues: Send your annual membership dues to Bayport Heritage Association, PO Box 4, Bayport, NY 11705

Individual $15, Family $25 and Seniors $10

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Meeting February 14th

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Our next meeting is

February 14th, 2010 at 2pm

at the Bayport- Blue Point Library.

Our local Historian, Gene Horton, is presenting a lecture and slideshow titled,

First Ladies of the United States (FLOTUS- 19th Century).

(Gene recently entertained us with his FLOTUS-20th Century, which was great fun!)

Join us!

Valentine refreshments will be served.

Also see June Gillette's Antique Valentine collection in the Library LeCluse showcase.

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Next Meeting, January 10th 2010

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Come to the next Heritage meeting at the Baypor-BluePoint Library

2 pm Sunday afternoon, January 10th.

Hear about Women in the Revolution: Suzanne Griffing, Regent of the Col. Josiah Smith Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, will tell about how women helped on battle fields and the home front during the years 1776 to 1787.

Reminder: January and February meetings are held on the 2nd sunday of the month at 2 pm at the Library. Also, January is the time to pay 2010 dues.

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Christmas at Meadow Croft

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The annual "Christmas at Meadow Croft"

Visit the 1891 John E. Roosevelt estate to see the main house in its winter glory.

First floor rooms will be magnificently decorated with wreaths,

roping, greenery, poinsettias and ribbons.

It will be beautifully decorated by local Flower Houses and Garden and Community Clubs.

Enjoy St. Nicholas, hot chocolate, cookies and music on the grand piano.

Holiday displays and collections will also be on exhibit upstairs.

All decorations will be raffled off.

December 5 & 6, 2009- Saturday and Sunday only

12 noon to 4 pm, both days

Admission $5 adults, $3 for seniors & children 12 and under. (This is not suitable for children under 4 years old.)

Decorations that will be raffled are to be given away at the end of the day on Sunday.

Middle Road and Bayport's Name

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In 1834 a road was built through the middle of the farmlands from Sayville to Blue Point and the road was named Middle Road.

At first the Bayport community was called Middle Road Village, but then renamed Southport.

Since there was another village upstate called Southport, the name had to be changed again.

When the Post Office was set up in 1858, the name was changed to Bayport.

Trip to Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

2009-06-17T11:48:00.008-04:00

The Bayport Heritage trip and guided tour through Green-Wood Cemetery, brought us to the plot of the Roosevelt family, and the headstone of John Ellis Roosevelt,

the owner of Meadow Croft.

Our guided tour also included the Bourne family mausoleum and other historical sites.

It was a lovely day, and an educational trip into the past.

ASCHS Information

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Association of Suffolk County Historical Societies (ASCHS)

The Association offers special tours and programs for all those interested in the history of the towns, villages, and communities of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

Contact:

President: Peggy Murphy, pjmurphy988@aol.com, (631) 765-3598

V. President: Frank Manhardt, joanltlm@aol.com, (631) 665-4637

Upcoming Event: July 21, 2009

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Bayport Heritage is hosting a "Thank You to the Community"

concert at Bayport Memorial Park.

Dave Schecher and the LI Brass Guild will be on stage in the

Town of Islip Showmobile...under lights with sound.

Bring folding chairs! See you there!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 7:00 pm

Suffolk County Historical Societies

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Suffolk County Historical Societies

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AMAGANSETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

PO Box 7077  

Amangansett, New York 11930

 516-267-3020 

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AMITYVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

170 Broadway  

Amityville, New York 11701

 516-598-1486 

http://www.amityvillehistoricalsociety.com/

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BAYPORT HERITAGE ASSOCIATION

PO Box 4

Bayport, New York 11705

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BABYLON VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

PO Box 484

Babylon, NY 11702

http://www.babylonvillagehistoricalsociety.org/

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BELLPORT-BROOKHAVEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

31 Bellport Lane  

Bellport, New York 11713

 516-286-0888  

http://www.bbhsmuseum.org/

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BOHEMIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

PO Box 67

 Bohemia, New York 11716

 516-244-2707  

http://www.bohemiahistoricalsocietyny.org/

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 BRIDGEHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 Main Street  

Bridgehampton, New York 11932

 516-537-1088  

http://bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org/

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EAST HAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 101 Main Street 

East Hampton, New York 11937

 516-324-6850 

http://www.easthamptonhistory.org/

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EAST ISLIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

East Islip,

New York

 516-581-1384  

http://www.eastislip.org/

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FRIENDS FOR LONG ISLAND'S HERITAGE

1864 Muttontown Road Syosset, NY 11791  (516)571-7600

P.O. Box 144 West Sayville, NY 11796  (631)854-4971

Friends for Long Island's Heritage operates many museums and historical sites throughout Long Island.

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GREENLAWN-CENTERPORT HISTORICAL ASSN. AND MUSEUM  

31 Broadway  

Box 354  

Greenlawn, New York 11740  

516-754-1180

http://www.gcha.info/GCHA_Home.html

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HAMPTON BAYS HISTORICAL & PRESERVATION SOCIETY

140 West Montauk Hwy

 PO Box 588 

Hampton Bays NY 11946 

631-728-0887

 www.hamptonbayshistoricalsociety.org  

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HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 209 Main Street

 Huntington, New York 11743

 (516) 427-7045 voice 

(516) 427-7056 fax 

hunthistory@juno.com 

http://www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org/

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IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FORUM  

PO Box 67  

Plainview, New York 11803-0067 

516-616-3587 

ifhf@ifhf.org 

www.ifhf.org

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 ITALIAN GENEALOGICAL GROUP 

 7 Grayon Drive

 Dix Hills, New York 11746

Bethpage Public Library 

47 Powell Avenue 

Bethpage, New York 

http://www.italiangen.org/

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JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND 

 5 Know Place  

Dix Hills, New York 11746

http://www.jewishgen.org/  

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JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND  

37 Westcliff Drive 

Dix Hills, New York 11746-5627

  rsteinig@suffolk.lib.ny.us

Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library 

999 Old Country Road 

Plainview, New York  

http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsli/

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LAKE RONKONKOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 PO Box 2716  

Lake Ronkonkoma, New York 11779  

516-467-3152  

http://www.lakerhs.org/rhs/

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 LINDENHURST HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

PO Box 296  

215 S. Wellwood Ave.

 Lindenhurst, New York 11757

 516-957-4385

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 LLOYD HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 Lloyd Harbor Road

 Lloyd Harbor, New York 11743  

516-424-6110 

http://www.lloydharborhistoricalsociety.org/

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MATTITUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Route 25 at Cardinal Drive

 PO Box 766  

Mattituck, New York 11952

 516-298-5248

http://www.mlhistoricalsociety.org/  

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 MILLER PLACE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

1720 William Miller House 

Box 651 

N. Country Road

 Miller Place, New York 11764

http://www.mpmshistoricalsociety.org/new_site/  

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MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Montauk Hwy.  

Montauk, New York 11954

 516-668-5340 

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MORICHES BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Chet Swezey & Montauk Hwy.

 Center Moriches, New York 11934  

516-878-1776  

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NEW YORK FOLKLORE SOCIETY

P.O. Box 764 

Schenectady, NY 12301 

518/346-7008 

 nyfs@nyfolklore.org

www.nyfolklore.org/about/about.html 

For folklore collected by scholars and lay people throughout the state.  

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NORTHPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

215 Main Street  

Northport, New York 11768

 516-757-9859 

http://northporthistorical.org/

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OYSTER BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

20 Summit St. 

P.O. Box 297 

Oyster Bay, New York 11771

 (516) 676-7077 

http://www.oysterbayhistorical.org/

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OYSTERPONDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Village Lane  

PO Box 844  

Orient, New York 11957

 516-323-2480 

http://www.oysterpondshistoricalsociety.org/

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PORT JEFFERSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 115 Prospect Street

 Box 586

 Port Jefferson, New York 11777

 516-473-2665  

http://www.portjeffhistorical.org/

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 PUERTO RICAN-HISPANIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 

 25 Ralph Avenue 

Brentwood, New York 11717  

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ROCKY POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

PO Box 1720

Rocky Point, NY 11778

http://www.rockypointhistoricalsociety.org/

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SAG HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

PO Box 1709  

Sag Harbor, New York 11963

 516-725-5092 

http://www.sagharborhistoricalsociety.org/

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 SAYVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

PO Box 41  

39 Edwards Street 

Sayville, New York 11782

516-563-0186

http://www.sayville.com/historicalsociety/

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SHELTER ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

PO Box 847-24

 North Ferry Road  

Shelter Island, New York 11964  

631-749-0025

sihissoc@optonline.net

http://shelterislandhistory.org/

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 SMITHTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Rte. 25 A  

Smithtown, New York 11787

 516-265-6768

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SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LONG ISLAND ANTIQUITIES (SPLIA)

161 Main Street 

P.O. Box 148

 Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 

(631)692-4664 

S.P.L.I.A. owns a large number of historical buildings on Long Island, many of which are open to the public. 

http://www.splia.org/

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SOUTHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 17 Meeting House Lane

 Southampton, New York 11968

 516-283-2494  

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SOUTHOLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Main Road & Maple Lane

P.O. Box 1

 Southold, New York 11971

 516-765-5500

http://www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org/

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STIRLING HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 Main Street

 Greenport, New York  

516-477-0099 

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 STONY BROOK HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Box 802

 Stony Brook, New York 11790  

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 SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 300 W. Main Street

 Riverhead, New York 11901  

(516)-727-2881 (631)727-2881

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THREE VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

   93 North Country Road Setauket, NY 11733

(631) 751-3730

www.tvhs.org

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WADING RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

North Country Road  

Wading River, New York 11792

 516-929-4082 

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WESTHAMPTON BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

PO Box 686

Westhampton Beach, NY 11978

631-288-1139

whbhistorical@optonline.net

http://www.whbhistorical.org/

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WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT  HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Box 433 

Oakdale, New York 11769  

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YAPHANK HISTORICAL SOCIETY  

Yaphank Avenue and Main Street 

Yaphank, New York 11980

 516-924-3401  

http://www.yaphankhistorical.org/

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History of Meadow Croft

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This brief history of Meadow Croft

was prepared by Mr. Donald Weinhart,

the founder of the Bayport Heritage Association.

Meadow Croft is located on Middle Road in Sayville, New York in the middle of the Suffolk County Sans Souci Lake Nature Preserve which divides Sayville on the west from Bayport on the east. The approach to the estate is among the most haunting and beautiful on Long Island, over a narrow concrete bridge and up a long dirt drive embedded in tall marsh grass. Waving in the wind, this grass beckons the visitor back to the Gold Coast period, for Meadow Croft exists in a remarkable state of preservation evocative of the first third of the twentieth century when it was last occupied. The only outside building which is visible from inside the estate is the adjacent St. Ann's Episcopal Church, its carillon peeling us back to the late nineteenth century when the estate was formed.

The estate occupies a large tract of land dividing the east and west branches of Brown's Creek which flows into the Great South Bay. The main house, facing due south toward this bay, is divided into two sections: two original mid-nineteenth century farmhouses which were used for servants' quarters in the Gold Coast era and a larger, more formal Colonial Revival main block designed by the local architect Isaac H. Green in 1891-1892. The older farmhouse, gable-roofed and clapboarded, include a porch, kitchen, pantry and servants' kitchen, the latter completely paneled in original summer paneling. The Colonial Revival main block, hip-roofed, clapboarded and plastered at the corners, includes a main parlor, dining room, and four bedrooms in addition to a generous foyer and partially finished attic. The full porch extends out to form a porte-cochere over the main entrance. Two bathrooms protrude from the second story of the main house, cantilevered out from the Colonial Revival main block. Installed in 1908, these represent the only important alterations to the original structure. The estate outbuildings include a garage, stable/bam, coach house, caretaker's cottage, and poured concrete swimming pool of early twentieth century vintage.

The John E. Roosevelt estate records with outstanding fidelity the origins of Long Island's Gold Coast era in bucolic farmlife and summer resort activity because of its early date, moderate size, remarkable state of preservation, and transitional farmhouse/summerhouse character. Dedicated to the Suffolk County Historic Trust and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington DC, Meadow Croft promises to deliver cultural and educational benefits to Suffolk County citizens and visitors for decades.

Meadow Croft is notable as an early Colonial Revival residence by Isaac Henry Green (1858-1937), one of Long Island's most important Beaux Arts architects and one of Sayville's most notable citizens. Green spent nearly all his life in Sayville where he designed many buildings including the old '88 School house (now destroyed), St. Ann's Episcopal Church, the present clubhouse of the West Sayville Golf Course (the former Hard estate), and the Oystermen's Bank and Trust Company Building in downtown Sayville. He is also credited with the main buildings for the first and second Maidstone Clubs in East Hampton, dating from the 1890's. Green's chief claim to fame on the national scene derives from his pioneering use of the Dutch Revival style beginning in the Hamptons as early as the 1890's. This style is signaled at Meadow Croft in the Dutch double doors of the main foyer which may refer to the Dutch ancestry of the Roosevelt family.

As one of the major Long Island homesteads of the famous Roosevelt family which has figured so prominently in American public life, Meadow Croft carries special historical associations. Three Roosevelts can be associated with the estate: Robert Bamwell Roosevelt (1829-1906) who purchased part of the land on which Meadow Croft sits, his nephew President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) who often visited the property, and Robert's son, a cousin of the President, (John Ellis Roosevelt, 1853-1939), an legal advisor to the President who commissioned the estate in 1891. Robert Bamwell Roosevelt was an important New York State reform politician, United State Congressman from 1871 to 1873, and one of America's earliest conservationists. Meadow Croft's present status as part of the Sans Souci Lake Country Nature preserve perpetuated this well known interest of the Roosevelt family. President Theodore Roosevelt is well-known nationally and internationally as the colorful leader of the "Rough Riders" in the Spanish-American War, Progressive Republican Governor of New York from 1899 to 1900, President of the United States from 1901 to 1908, and Nobel Prize winner in 1906 in the category of Peace. John Ellis Roosevelt was a well- known New York City investment banker and an active contributor to Long Island's social life through his participation in clubs and sports such as cycling and sailing. © Donald Weinhart

Tour the Meadow Croft Estate

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Each Sunday, from June through October, Meadow Croft is open for visitors.

Tours will be Saturday and Sunday, 2 pm

Directions: Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to Exit 62 South (Nicolls Road.) At end, turn right onto Montauk Highway (Route 27A). Go about one mile and at Amoco Gas Station, turn left onto McConnell Ave. Go to end, make right onto Middle Road. Entrance is on the right.

Call for more information: 631-472-9395

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