Bellevue Historical Society

Past Events

Details: Created: 29 June 2016

Details: Created: 30 October 2016

Every small town organization wants and needs more volunteers. The Bellevue Historical Society is an all-volunteer organization with no paid employees or staff and we need you!

Throughout the year, the BHS has many interesting fundraising events and we joyfully welcome everyone’s wilingess to help.
There are no long term volunteer commitments. Many events are quick and short term and an excellent way to meet new people too! Just let us know what you enjoy: ticket sales, love greeting people, decorating, organizing, drawing, making signs, baking, running errands, prepping food, flower arranging, it's endless! All you have to do is let us know your interests and we’ll contact you. Thank You!

Details: Created: 30 October 2016

Do you have questions about our organization or any of our projects? Then please contact us - we'll be happy to answer your questions.
For contact information, please use the following

Mailing Address:
The Bellevue Historical Society
PO Box 304
Bellevue, Ohio 44811

Office Phone: 567-228-0833

E-mail:
BellevueHistoricalSociety@yahoo.com

Visit Us on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/bellevuehistorical

Websites:
www.BellevueHistoricalSociety.com
www.TremontHouse.org

Details: Created: 01 September 2020

On August 25, 2020, Bellevue lost a valued citizen and one of the town’s treasures – Bill Oddo. Bill has been a mainstay of the Bellevue Historical Society from its beginning.
Bill’s barber shop on Main Street was a gathering place for story tellers. These stories sparked his interest in Bellevue’s history, so in 1983 Bill began writing a weekly article in the Bellevue Gazette spotlighting the town’s rich past. These articles became one of the most popular features of the paper.
As a citizen, Bill has been very active in his church and community. Bill’s faith was very strong as he served the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in many ways, especially in working with the CYO. The Bellevue City Schools benefitted also from Bill’s efforts. He was an organizer of the Bellevue Boosters Club and he helped to initiate the Halls of Excellence program at the High School (Bill himself was recognized for that honor in 2000) as well as the Athletic Department’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Bill’s contributions to the Bellevue Historical Society are numerous. In 1987, he was a founding member of the Bellevue Heritage Museum which became the Bellevue Historical Society. He served the Society for many years on the Board of Directors, most of them as president. A pet project for Bill was the Tremont House Project.
In 2002, Bill was the Society’s president when the building was purchased.
He compiled the book, Bellevue - A Pictorial History to help pay for the Tremont House, obtaining a grant for its publication so that all profits would go to the project. In 2005, he was instrumental in the process required to have the Tremont House listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More recently, he dedicated all profits from his latest book, Stories of Old Bellevue – Vol. V, to the project. Just a few days before his death, on a drive past the Tremont House, Bill was excited to see the progress that has been made this summer.
In 2010, Bill received the Individual Outstanding Achievement Award from the Ohio Association of Historic Societies and Museums for his work in helping to preserve local history. A group of family and fellow Society members helped him to celebrate this award at a ceremony in Columbus. At the presentation, his introduction began with, “For almost thirty years, Bill Oddo has been making history come alive in Bellevue, Ohio.”

On May 20, 2010, when Bill retired as president, the Bellevue Historical Society recognized Bill for his many years of dedication at a reception at the Willows Clubhouse. Family and friends gathered to wish him well and to exchange stories. Then-mayor David Kile proclaimed May 20, 2010 to be Bill Oddo Day.
Bill will be remembered by posterity as Bellevue’s historian. His many books and newspaper articles contain a wealth of information on Bellevue’s past that otherwise might have been lost. We will surely miss Bill. He was THE reference person on questions about Bellevue’s history.

Details: Created: 02 November 2016

Author: Bill Oddo
$25.00
Stories of Old Bellevue - Book V by Bill Oddo features stories by Bill which were originally written for publication in The Bellevue Gazette. It consists of 122 pages of stories about Bellevue natives who became famous or who were successful in a variety of ways, Bellevue landmarks such as "The Rock" and the Bellevue Public Library, Bellevue businesses and much more.
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