BBP Heritage Association

Join us for this FREE, fun and informative General Membership meeting! These are open to all! This will be the last meeting for the spring.

May Meeting: * Please note the new day and time for this meeting *

So You Think You Know Bayport & Blue Point??

Date: Thursday May 15, 2025

Presenter: Frank Giebfried

Place: BBP Library

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM

Join us to test your knowledge of the local history of our twin communities of Bayport & Blue Point! Our great local historian Gene Horton created this program before he left us. Using Gene's questions, BBPHA member Frank Giebfried has added a few more and created a slideshow with photos for what will be a fun trivia game. And don't worry about getting a question wrong, only you will see your answer sheet. Participation is encouraged! This program is open to all.

THANK YOU!

Our Murder Mystery at Meadow Croft has been sold out!

We look forward to the event and meeting the sleuths ready to solve the mystery.

Docents: During the months of June through October, every weekend the BBPHA offers tours of the Meadow Croft estate. Dedicated docents help guide tours through the house and property to share the rich history of the Roosevelt family and what life was like in the 1900's. Training is available. If you are interested and would be able to donate some of your time, please reach out to Jen at jtbudgie@gmail.com

Save the dates, read and share our newsletters, or follow us on Social Media for information of these upcoming events brought to you by the BBPHA!

May 15, 2025: General Membership Mtg. New time; 7:00pm @ BBP Library

May 17, 2025: Mystery Night at Meadow Croft

June-October 2025: Tours of Meadow Croft each weekend from 2-4:00

June 19 & July 24, 2025: FREE Summer concerts featuring The Flat Leavers and Gene Casey

August 2025: Historic Boat cruise on the Great South Bay

December 6-7 2025: Christmas at Meadow Croft

Thank you to the many people who came out to help with our Spring Clean-up day at MC. The Heirloom Garden and Carriage House was in need of some cleaning and organizing and our wonderful community came to support our efforts. A great article in the Suffolk County News by talented journalist Sam Desmond detailing the BBPHA's efforts and future plans for the Carriage House can be found below.

It's that time of year! The BBPHA is now requesting your membership dues. To pay for this year, please mail payment to:

Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association

PO Box 4

Bayport NY 11705

Please include your name, address and email on all correspondence. Make checks payable to: Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association. You can also make payments directly from our webpage which can be found here. Any questions can be directed to bbphistorical@gmail.com .

Your membership dues go a long way to support and maintain our mission of preserving our hamlet's heritage. It also allows us to provide our communities with free events, like our two summer concerts in the park and providing updates and repairs to the Meadow Croft estate. Thank you to all of our generous members! New members welcome! Support your communities!

Membership Type:

Annual/Family: $25.00

Senior: $10.00

Corporate: $100.00

Donation: $_____

The BBPHA will be marching and presenting a wreath in honor of those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Please join your neighbors and friends in both the Bayport and Blue Point parades on Memorial Day.

This is an invitation to anyone who would like to join us in a free tour of the Edwards Homestead located in Sayville. This will be held on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, at 10:00am. The Edwards Homestead is a farmhouse built around 1785 by Matthew Edwards who was the oldest son of the original settlers of Sayville, John and Sarah Edwards. This historic homestead is on the National Register of historic places and is lovingly cared for by the Sayville Historical Society.

These articles first appeared in the Bayport Blue Point Gazette and were written by Gene Horton. They are reprinted here with permission.

May 2006

This stately brick church is located at the corner of Blue Point Ave. and Maple Street in Blue Point. The congregation dates back to 1865. This postcard view of the church was dated 1936. The church was built between 1930 and 1931. The church was dedicated 75 years ago on June 28, 1931. The steeple rises to a height of seventy-five feet. The church tower contains a large bell, a Seth Thomas clock, and is topped by a handmade weather vane. On the large bell in the tower is engraved: "In Memory of Deacon Wilfred Horton, 1868-1926; Given by his Mother." The three main windows on each side of the church have a total of sixty-six panes of glass: the total number of books in the Bible: the top panes number 39 (the number of books in the Old Testament) and the bottom panes, 27 (the number of books in the New Testament).

Even the exterior bricks were fired especially for this church. It cost $35,000 to construct the church. The sanctuary can seat over 150 people. Albert Humble of NYC was the architect of the church. The organ pipes are cleverly concealed behind a wooden screen in the church's ceiling. The communion table is an exact replica of the one on which the Mayflower Compact was signed in 1620. Rev. I.A. Falk was pastor here from 1946 until his retirement in 1966.

In 1988, a $15,000 bell carillon was installed in the church in memory of George E. Densing, an active member of the church. Since 1986, Rev. Clair E. Chandler has served as pastor of the church. In 1994, the church changed its name to the Blue Point Bible Church. Each summer, this church sponsors a Vacation Bible School and during the school year, both a pre-school and after school program.