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The Covid pandemic has left many organizations unable to hold annual events and fundraisers and the Bellevue Historical Society is no exception.   The restoration process of our grand 1846 lady, The Tremont House has continued, however we still need to keep the funding coming in to help reach our goals.  The Bellevue Historical Society group it hosting a "No Contact" mouthwatering, lip smackin' 1/2 Chicken Dinner with Baked Potato, Green Beans, Roll and Butter.  Have a sweet tooth? Treat yourself to a serving of yummy Vanilla Ice Cream for Dessert!  Utensils, napkin, salt & pepper, butter and sour cream are included.

Pick up on Sunday, September 27, 2020 from 11am - 2pm or until we run out.  Please read the flyer below for all the details and we hope you all take the opportunity on Sunday to stay out of the kitchen, stop by to pick up your dinner and perhaps go on a picnic to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. 

NOTICE:   Online Orders Have Closed.  You may still Pick Up and Pay until Chicken Dinners are Sold Out  11am - 2pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2020 Sandusky County will be 200 years old and a year of celebrations and local history themed events await you. From the Heavy forested areas in the east to the Great Black Swamp in the west hear about early pioneer life, the discovery of oil which led to the great oil boom and eventually sending a man into space. Throughout the Bicentennial year we will be bringing you these great stories and more to the cities, villages and communities of OUR Sandusky County.

Please click on the link below and read more about the Bicentennial celebration and events going on now.  
Sandusky Country Bicentennial Celebration Information

Available are a limited edition of the Cicentennial Christy Knives.
Supplies of standard and numbered editions are limited.

Cemetery Walk

Date:  September 17, 2020

Time: 6pm
Meet at the maintenance building on Cherry Boulevard at 5:50pm

Wheres the Tour:  Bellevue Cemetery

Host:  Brian Foos will host this year's Cemetery Walk.  

This event is FREE to the public
Bellevue Historical Society's popular cemetery walk by funeral director Brian Foos, will take place at 6:00pm on Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at the Bellevue Cemetary
Meet at the maintenance building on Cherry Boulevard at 5:50pm and prepare to hear some interesting stories about many of Bellevue's late citizens! 
Please bring your mask and respect your fellow walkers spatial distance (6 feet or more) . 
See you there!


 

 

 

 

Beginning at 9:00 am, beautiful sunflowers will be available for purchase by the stem or a prearranged vase with gorgeous sunflowers accented with beautiful greenery.  We also have decided to make other changes to the sale day.  We will not be permitting you to bring your own vase this year to be filled, nor will we have cookies for sale. Unfortunately, both of these issues are results from Covid 19.
NEW this year we will be conducting a curbside (in our case alley) pick-up.  Many folks are not comfortable being out and about, so we are offering a prepay order option with Paypal, or you may contact us directly with your card information.

 - Direct prepay orders, please call Jeannie Gore at 419-483-5789 with your credit card information.
- PayPal prepay orders can be done on this page below by selecting your size of flower arrangment.
Purchases can be made in $15.00, $25.00 or $35.00 value vases.  All prepaid orders will be brought to your car starting after 10:30am in the alley behind 108 N. West St. Bellevue. Beat the heat and come early!
All presale orders need to be completed by Friday. July 17th at 8:00 p.m. 
Social Distancing practices will be followed on the 18th and we ask you to respect 6' from other shoppers.  

Thank you for supporting the Bellevue Historical Society and the Restoration Project of the Tremont House.  Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

 

Sunflower Vases

NOTE:  As a precaution and to support Community Awareness, we are canceling the Bellevue Historical Society 2020 Annual Meeting scheduled for March 19th, 2020 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Bellevue. We were looking forward to seeing you!   Watch for updated information in our Newsletter, Website or FaceBook.  Thank you.

 

Click Here to read the 2020 Annual Meeting Program
 

Bellevue Historical Society 2020 Annual Meeting
 

DATE:  March 19th 2020

TIME:  7:00 P.M.

WHERE:
St. Paul United Church of Christ
428 Kilbourne St.
Bellevue, Ohio 44811

Guest Speaker:  Sandusky County Historian Larry Michaels and publisher of the Fremont and Sandusky County "Then and Now" a Pictorial History of 200 Years
Open to the Public
Light Refreshments following Meeting