Past Events

TASTE OF TREMONT.  IT’S A BLOCK PARTY!

Join us in Bellevue on Saturday, August 5th, on North West Street between Main and North Streets, for the Taste of Tremont.  It’s a Block Party!  The Bellevue Historical Society’s 3rd annual fundraiser is family-friendly.  Proceeds benefit the Tremont House Restoration Project.

Bone Boys BBQ is roasting a whole hog.  Cole slaw, corn on the cob, and chips will be available. 

Cookies for dessert are donated by Copper Top Bake Shop.   Soft drinks and lemonade will be ice-cold.

NEW this year is a custom-brewed Tremont House Ale from Catawba Island Brewing Company.  

This crisp blond ale will tease your palate, and is being made especially for our event.  CIBC Owner Mike Roder will introduce this signature Ale, and suggest foods to pair with this brew (think BBQ).

Wines from Sandusky's Firelands Winery and Clyde's Ski Lodge Winery will be available for tasting. 

Winery Representatives Kerry McFadden from Firelands and Mike Ski from Ski Lodge, as well as Wine Chairmen Mich and Tom Kerr will discuss your wine preferences and possible food pairings.

An Open-Air Art Show and Sale will be held in the First National Bank Park from 2 to 6 p.m.  Check out the original and exciting items crafted by local artists and artisans of Art@106 Gallery and Shop.  

An afternoon and evening of Jazz is on tap, provided by two groups:  
Native Heart will perform from 2 to 5 p.m.  The Native Heart is a quartet started by husband and wife duo, Jon & Julie Torrence.   The band's musical taste and influence is broad, and their performances intentional and electric. Having been together for over a decade, their voices blend organically and complement their jazz-influenced folk sound. Their repertoire ranges from jazz standards to contemporary music, from folk legends to original songs, all the while remaining driven by rhythmic intensity and emotional strength. At the heart of the Native Heart is a love of art and storytelling, and this is portrayed within their music.
Musicology will perform from 5 to 8 p.m.  MUSICOLOGY is a group of up and coming young jazz musicians who play an assortment of jazz, blues, funk and more.  .


Catawba Island Brewing Company is coming to Bellevue!   For a limited time only!
The craft brewery has cooked up a special brew for the Bellevue Historical Society’s summer event, the Taste of Tremont Block Party.  Tremont House Ale will be available on tap, and in limited-edition souvenir bottles so join us to try CIBC’s newest beer!
This light, summery blonde ale is crisp and refreshing, bursting with aromas and flavors of fresh cherries.  Beer lovers will get a stemmed Belgian beer souvenir glass and $5 in beverage tickets for $10. 

Taste for $1.00; quaff a 12-oz. glass for $5.00. 

Additional tickets are available. As a special promotion, the Brewery has bottled just 50 collectors’ bottles, in a numbered special edition.  Forty-nine of these 22-oz. bottles will be sold at the event for $20.00 each, limit two per person, no early sales.  Bottle number one will be auctioned.

 

Join us on Saturday, August 5th, from 2 to 8 p.m. on North West Street, for the Taste of Tremont Block Party.  Food will be available, and wines from Firelands Winery, Sandusky and Ski Lodge Winery, Clyde.  

 

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Admiral John Greenslade Level ($750+)
Gardner & Strayer Insurance Group, Inc.

H.C. Stahl Level ($500+)
Copper Top Bake Shop
John and Judy Miller
North Central Family Physicians, Dr. Daniel Herring
Seneca Railroad & Mining, Inc.
UIS Insurance & Investments

Daniel Harkness Level ($250+)
7L Construction
Auto Budget Center, Inc.
The Bellevue Manufacturing Co.
Bent Nail Architectural Millwork
Cedar Fair / Duff Milkie
First National Bank
Garden Apartments
Kate and Dan Herring
Myers Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Post Country 100.9
Quality Welding, Inc.
Gary J. Strayer Realty
Wilhem Construction Company

 

Parking is available at City lots: N. Sandusky & E. Main or on South West St.  

 

 For more information go to www.bellevuehistoricalsociety.com or visit us on Facebook.

We're doing it again this year!  It's our annual Garage Sale Fund Raiser to help fund the Tremont House Restoration Project! 
Save those goodies and donate them to the society for our fundraising event on May 19 and 20th, 2017

The event will be held once again at the former Pattens Fruit Stand located on Rt 20 W Bellevue.
Old stuff, new stuff, lots of stuff, come on out and shop for super deals.

Hours are as follows:

  • Friday, May 19th         10am - 5pm
  • Saturday, May 20th     10am - 3pm

We are currently accepting donations and would appreciate your help. If you have items you would like to get out of the house, garage, home, basement, office, attic, practically anywhere, give us a call.

Please Call Jeannie Gore at 419-483-5789 for more information or if you would like to donate items

We want to thank all those that donated last year and made our garage sale a whopping success!!!

          


Do you have old family photos that you want to store correctly?
Great-grandmother's quilt?   Grandfather's watch?
Wedding or birth certificates of ancestors?  


The Bellevue Historical Society is partnering with the Bellevue Public Library to present a program on "Caring for Family Heirlooms" on Thursday, April 6, at 6:00 in the meeting room of the Bellevue Public Library. 
AmeriCorps volunteer Emily Albert and Annette Wells from the Maritime Museum in Sandusky will educate us on how best to store and preserve items that may need extra care so that they will be in good condition for future generations to enjoy.  

Please join us on Thursday, April 6 at 6:00 in the Bellevue Public Library's meeting room for some tips on how best to preserve your treasured family heirlooms.


No reservations necessary, just come as you are and enjoy learning the proper techniques of preserving. 
Any questions, please call Jeannie Gore at 419-483-5789.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

 

 


Elizabeth Kile Retires

After over twenty-five years on the Board of Directors of The Bellevue Historical Society, Elizabeth Kile announced that she would not be entering her name for reelection at the annual meeting in March.  Elizabeth has been a mainstay of the organization and she will be very much missed.  However, she still plans to be an active member.  She will continue to chair the committee for the Sunflower Sale in July and her shop, The Golden Acorn, on South West Street will still sell items for the Society, including Bill Oddo's books.

 

 

 

Last spring, the Bellevue Historical Society was informed of a rare opportunity to raise funds for the Tremont House Project.  An anonymous donor, through the Sandusky Country Communities Foundation, offered to match up to the $50,000 for the Project if it could be raised by December 31, 2015
As most of you know, the Society appealed to the community for help and the support was outstanding.  By December 31st, almost $56,000 had been raised through individual and business donations, and events sponsored by the Society.
The majority of the fund raised came from loyal members, local businesses and others interested in seeing the Tremont House restored to its original grandeur.  Ultimately, it will house the treasures which tell the store of our community's history. Among the Society's major money making events were the sunflower sale in July, A Taste of Tremont in September, The Gingerbread House Contest in December, the Long Way Home Family Restaurant Day (Bellevue) in December, the bike raffle and the sales of Bill Oddo's books. Many thanks to everyone who donated, attended our events, purchased books, or helped in any way to make this venture a success.