November 12th meeting

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

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

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

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

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

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

Suffolk Traction trolley service

Click the newsletter below to see the larger size.

June and July 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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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.

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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

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Christmas at Meadow Croft 2010

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

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.

House Tour Reminder!

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

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

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

Historic Patchogue 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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