Upcoming Events
Date: Sundays, September 26th,
October 3rd and October 10th
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Bellport-Brookhaven
Historical Society, 12 Bell Street, Bellport
Always a popular
audience pleaser, this season Dr. Hayes will
focus on the Great Singers, mostly from opera,
but also from Broadway and the classical
American songbook—mostly Mozart , Verdi,
Puccini, and Wagner but also Irving Berlin and
Stephen Sondheim. We will talk about why some
voices thrill us, why they are unforgettable,
instantly recognizable—from Caruso, Callas and
Pavarotti, to Sinatra and Streisand. Through a
combination of CD’s and videos, we will hear
historic voices in arias, songs, extended opera
scenes.
Tickets are $40 for the series of three.
Individual tickets are also available for $15 each
at the door.
Reservations are suggested and can be made by
calling 631-776-7640 or on our
website.
Date:
TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Departing From The
Bay Shore Marina
Click here for directions to the Marina.
Boating with the Baymen / An Environmentally
Focused Family Tour of the Great South Bay.
Sailing on the Lauren Kristy, a turn of the
century style riverboat, this extraordinary
experience is a great way to learn about the
present environmental condition of the bay and
of the traditions of the local baymen,
commercial fishermen and boat builders who have
made a living from the bay for generations.
Places for only 110 people; each adult must be
accompanied by an child. Adults- $45, children
under 13- free of charge, children 14-18- $20.
Reservations are required. Please make
reservations by calling 631-776-7640 or on our
website.
Click here to download a reservation
form.
Click here for photos from a recent
Boating with the Baymen excursion.
Date: Sunday, November 14th
Time: 4:00pm-6:30pm
Location: Bellport-Brookhaven
Historical Society, 12 Bell Street, Bellport
Join Dr.Carol Bleser,
Professor Emeritus, Colgate University and noted
authority on Plantation Life in the Ante-Bellum
South, for "The Long Forgotten History of the
Great Plantations and of Slavery in Colonial
Long Island." This will also be the Annual
Meeting of the Members of the
Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society. Members
are free, a $15 donation is being asked for
non-members, students with ID- $5.
Date: Sunday, December 12th
Time: 12:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Bellport-Brookhaven
Historical Society, 12 Bell Street, Bellport
The Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society's Tree
Dedication
On
Sunday, August 29th, The Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society held a
ceremony to dedicate the Society's historic “Candelabra Spruce Tree” in the
memory of Alyda and Frank Calamita, generous donors to the Society. Mr. and
Mrs. Calamita's son, Nicolas Jansen, his wife Nancy, and their son Johann
were all present at the event.
Carol Blesser opened the proceedings dedicating the "Candelabrum Spruce" as
a permanent memorial to Frank & Alyda Calamita. Ms. Blesser also did a
heartfelt recitation of Joyce Kilmer's "The Tree." She noted that there are
now two benches with brass plaques engraved with the names Alyda & Frank
Calamita and a table under the tree of all to enjoy.
Mary Samuels, a
wonderful local artist, created a painting of the Candelabra Spruce for the
occasion. Photos and information provided by Joyce Stanley and Pamela
Lerner.
Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society's Antiques
Show & Sale
The
Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society's Antiques Show & Sale was a huge
success and the weather couldn’t have been better. There were vendors
offering antique furniture, Americana and primitives, mid-century modern
furniture and furnishings, paintings and prints, decoys, jewelry, silver,
rugs, dolls and toys, and collectibles.
Click on the speaker to the left to see a
slideshow of photos from the Show.
If you own a Mac instead of a PC,
click here to download the latest version
of Windows Media Player specifically for Mac users! This download is FREE!
John Deitz's Special Presentation, "Brookhaven
Hamlet Cultural Heritage 101"
On Sunday, November 15, 2009, John Deitz gave a
special presentation entitled, "Brookhaven Hamlet
Cultural Heritage 101." From
the late 19th century to well into the 20th century, Brookhaven Hamlet was
home to many artists - literary, performing, and visual. The small but
vibrant artists' colony that came to the Hamlet, whose roots were from New
York City, added their imprint to Brookhaven's 200-year history of farming
and fishing by creating a change of
character that is still with us today.
John's program portrayed many of the Hamlet's
earliest
artists.
These
included visual artists Malcolm Fraser, Mary Aldrich, Walter Clark, Frederick Kost, William Glackens, Raymond Perry, Garner Rea, Rea Irvin, Ida Haskell,
Alice Boughton and Claire Avery. Also included were literary artists James L.
Ford, Margaret Anderson and Jane Heap and performing artists Ellen Learned,
Emily Wagner and Carol Robinson.
To listen to John's presentation, just click the speaker below.
Click to
Listen
The Bellport-Brookhaven Historical
Society Exchange Shop
The always popular
Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society Exchange
Shop is located at 12 Bell Street in Bellport
Village. The Exchange Shop features a selection
of antiques and interesting collectibles for
sale at better than reasonable prices. New items
arrive weekly. They encourage New Consignments.
For information call: 631-286-0888.
Click on the speaker to the left to see a slideshow of photos of
what the Exchange Shop has to offer!
If you own a Mac instead of a PC,
click here to download the latest version
of Windows Media Player specifically for Mac users! This download is FREE!
The Bellport-Brookhaven
Historical Society's Annual Holiday Brunch
The Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society held their
annual Holiday Brunch on Sunday, December 14th. It was a chance to mingle
with friends and neighbors in a historic setting. Everyone enjoyed the
roaring fire and great food and drink.
Click
here to view photos from
the event.
"Bellport Revisited"
According to the
book’s publisher, “Bellport Revisited”
chronicles the history of Bellport Village
through a wealth of historic images, most never
published before, from several private
collections and from the extensive archives of
the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society
Museum. Victor is donating all royalties from
the book to the Historical Society. Click here
for more about "Bellport Revisited,"
Click for a short video featuring Victor
Principe discussing the concept behind his new
book
About the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical
Society
The
Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society is
located at 31 Bellport Lane, right next to the
Bellport Village Hall.
In 1967 Miss Florence Crowell deeded her property and house at
31 Bellport Lane to the Society. The house was built in 1833 by Hiram
Post, a master ship builder and cost $800. He built for the ages...the
house foundation is made of ship ballast stone, there are extra heavy
floor beams and the older sections of the house contain square nails and
wood pegs. The flagpole is a ship mast and the fish on top is a replica
of the trout carved to celebrate Daniel Webster's 1827 trout catch on
Carman's River.
Other buildings on the property include the Barn Museum
holding the Sperry gyroscope exhibit, the Wilbur Corwin decoy
collection, the antique tool collection and dolls and toys from the mid
1800's. New to the Barn Museum is the collection of antique wedding
gowns donated by Bellport residents.
The Brown Building houses the
legendary Pelletreau doll collection of more than 500 miniature dolls
from throughout the world and the extensive antique painted tin
collection. The Museum Complex also includes the Blacksmith Shop, the
Chester Memorial Boathouse; the Milk House and the Gazebo.
The Museum Complex is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday,11:00 am to
4:00 pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Admission is free to Society
members. For non-member adult admission is $5; $4 for seniors. Children
12 and under free. For more information call 631-776-7640.
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President:
Jan Harting-McChesney
1st Vice President: Victor Principe
2nd Vice President: Kate Carmel
Treasurer: Jonathan Pokorny
Recording Secretary: David Cleaves
Corresponding Secretary: Robert
Duckworth
Curator: Dolores O'Connor
Archivist: Margaret Munson
Director of Museum Exchange Shop: Robert Duckworth
Director of Buildings & Grounds:
Joseph Doran
Events Coordinator: Margaret Munson
Membership: David Cleaves
