Capitol Aluminum & Glass Corp. - 1276 W. Main Street - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.7050
1831 W. Main Street - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.5789
114 W. Main Street - Bellevue, OH - 419.217.0006
Caranfa Ford - 1370 E Main St, Bellevue, OH - 419.483.3535
The Bellevue Manufacturing Company - 520 Goodrich Road - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.3190
7L Construction - 553 Southwest Street - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.8347
Bunge North America - 605 Goodrich Road - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.5340
First National Bank - 120 North Street - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.2664
Bill and Scherl Koch
Bellevue, Ohio
R.A. Bores Excavating, Inc. - 2819 Dogtown Road - Monroeville, OH - 419.465.4673
The Hub Newspaper - 1110 Castalia Street, Suite B - Bellevue, OH - 419.426.3491
The Medicine Shoppe - 234 W. Main Street - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.3784
Seneca Caverns - 15248 E. Township Road 178 - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.6711
Jan and Ken Miller
Bellevue, Ohio
Buckeye Medical Clinic
1265 W. Main Street, Suite A - Bellevue, OH - 419.483.1991
PresidentJeannie Gore | Vice PresidentAlicia Robles |
TreasurerMary Mitchell | SecretaryPat Custer |
DirectorJohn Miller | DirectorLarry Claus |
Director | DirectorDale Hoffmam |
Museums Aren’t Just For Big Cities
In a well-intended effort to continue to celebrate Bellevue’s heritage, the Bellevue Historical Society is gathering an impressive collection of everyday artifacts which will be showcased in a museum fashion inside our locally restored Tremont House historic landmark. The museum collections are currently being cataloged utilizing PastPerfect Museum Software archiving miscellaneous items such as old books and articles, signs and maps, period clothing, household products and toys, machinery made in Bellevue, old advertising materials and more! Our goal is to showcase a large part of what our hometown Bellevue community was built on.
The Historical Society is requesting "Anything Bellevue" that is historical in nature and helps us build our archives about Bellevue History. If you have items you think might be of interest we would enjoy hearing from you.
Please be aware that any time we accept a donated item, it is with the understanding that the item is donated unconditionally to the Bellevue Historical Society, which assumes full ownership to do with as best judged by the Society's Board of Directors, without restriction as to how/when the item is displayed, used, sold, disposed of, etc.; that the Society is not obliged to permanently exhibit any item; and that the donor, his/her heirs, family members, or any other party cannot reclaim the item at any time in the future.
For your convenience, please print this donation form by clicking on this link and complete with your item. Thank You!
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@
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Hello, and we hope this letter finds you well. What a year 2020 was! Yet in spite of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, your Bellevue Historical Society Board of Directors and other volunteers were hard at work behind the scenes to ensure that the Society’s mission carried on.
During this unprecedented time, our dedicated construction crew made significant progress on our future museum home, the Tremont House:
In addition, we continue our ongoing work to organize and document “Bellevue’s scrapbook” – the collection of artifacts and mementos documenting our shared history – in preparation for display.
Yes, great strides are being made toward opening a museum dedicated to Bellevue’s unique history – hopefully in time for the building’s 175th anniversary in late 2021!
Unfortunately, we had to cancel some of our 2020 fundraising and program events due to COVID-19 concerns, including our biggest fundraiser and Summer Signature event, the Taste of Tremont. We also had to cancel our Annual Meeting, our popular Annual Garage Sale, our 4th Annual Harvest Barn Dance (co-hosted with Historic Lyme Village), and our Great Gatsby Gala.
AND YET: Community support has continued to make the work possible. Many faithful members and friends sent additional donations. Our fundraising committee came up with the creative idea of a drive-through chicken BBQ fundraiser in September, and our amazing volunteers and customers brought it to fruition. Area businesses and individuals signed on as sponsors, allowing this event to raise $10,000. Our annual Bellevue Cemetery Walk, with area funeral director Brian Foos as guide, drew over eighty attendees. We continue to highlight Bellevue’s history on our Facebook and web pages. It would appear that the setbacks of 2020 have not dampened Bellevueans’ enthusiasm for their history!
Everyone has been affected in some way by this pandemic. But as you can see, the Society’s mission continues in spite of the many challenges we are all facing. That is why we are writing to ask you to join the Bellevue Historical Society for 2021 – and, if possible, become a Tremont House sponsor while you’re at it. Or if you prefer not to become a member but still want to be a Tremont House sponsor, you are welcome to do that, of course. All sponsors will be prominently recognized on a plaque inside the museum in proportion to their gift.
Our annual member dues are very reasonable and entitle you to receive our quarterly newsletter. The dues paid by our members in 2020 helped make the above-mentioned progress possible. But in 2021, we will need to raise a LOT of money if we want to open the Tremont House in time for the building’s 175th anniversary late in the year.
None of our volunteers – including board members – get paid.
For obvious reasons, the Society has to hire professionals to do some of the fabrication, construction and design, and we have been privileged to work with a number of area businesses who are as committed to creating a suitable home for the Bellevue Heritage Museum as our volunteers are.
Specifically – and these are very rough numbers – our building committee estimates we will need a MINIMUM of $120,000 just to open the ground floor as a museum. The projects listed on the next page are ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL for our work on the Tremont House to continue...
We need to raise …
These are rough estimates. And of course, they do not include our ongoing regular expenses for utilities and the like.
In short: After years of hard work by many people, we are SO close to opening our town’s history museum! How we look forward to sharing the memories and stories that the people of Bellevue have contributed in the form of photos and artifacts!
Bellevue is a special place, thanks to businesses and people like you that call it home. We love this town, which is why we are so passionate about preserving its history.
Whether you have lived in Bellevue all your life or are a to people like you! new resident, whether you are now settled here or somewhere else – in some way, you are part of Bellevue’s story. Perhaps your ancestors started out here or your business is here. Maybe you simply appreciate the uniqueness of buildings like the Tremont House.
Whatever your connection to Bellevue is, we thank you in advance for your 2021 membership contribution and – if you can – for considering a Tremont House sponsorship at whatever level is comfortable for you.
If you make a sponsorship pledge totaling $250 or more, you can pay in installments by December 31, 2021 if you choose. We just want to have some idea of your intentions for budgeting purposes.
Bottom line: It is your continued generosity that will enable the momentum to continue in 2021! Stay well and again – thank you!
Sincerely,
Board of Directors
Bellevue Historical Society
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Bellevue Historical Society
P. O. Box 304
Bellevue, OH 44811
Welcome Letter
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Household Membership Form Here
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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.
Be sure when ordering online to give us the address you would like the book mailed to.
For those in the Bellevue area, books may be purchased at: Hunters Needs, 1831 W Main St (Route 20 West) Bellevue, OH 44811 419-419-483-5789