Authored by Sara Alcorn
Car Bumper Sticker from the Bellmore Historical Society celebrating the Tricentennial of the Bellmores, New York, 1976.
As the United Sates of America was welcoming their bicentennial independence, a small town on Long Island was gearing up to celebrate the three hundredth birthday of their community with pride and public service.
Authored by Kelly K. Ronayne
Menu, program and lyrics to songs at Sunrise Bavarian Village
Sunrise Bavarian Village
I was tasked with organizing many of the boxes that were left for the Bellmore Historical Association. As I weeded through the material, I came across a unique looking, pamphlet in the shape of a beer stein. As I opened it, I noticed it contained photographs of a restaurant and entertainment hall with the entertainers in traditional German garb. In addition to this, song lyrics are given to both English and German songs. There was a notation of September 4, 1936 hand written and I wondered, what is this place? Continue reading