RSVP Remains Open to Attend BV Heritage Museum Annual Event on Friday, May 3

Buena Vista Heritage Museum and its mammoth. Photo by Carly Winchell

The Buena Vista (BV) Heritage Museum is inviting the public to attend its Annual Meeting to celebrate members and volunteers from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. this Friday, May 3. The event will be held at the Museum (506 East Main Street, Buena Vista). There will be door prizes, goodie bags, and entertainment alongside opportunities to learn more about the museum and volunteer opportunities.

Those interested in attending should send an RSVP email to BuenaVistaHeritage@msn.com.

Light fixture in the remodeled courtroom of the Buena Vista Heritage Museum. Photo by Carly Winchell.

In addition to previewing the upcoming season of events and seeing what is new at the Museum, attendees will get the opportunity to discover the myriad of volunteer opportunities available to become part of BV Heritage’s journey.

“Buena Vista Heritage was formed fifty years ago this October to save the Courthouse from being demolished,” explained local historian Suzy Kelly. “No longer considered safe for a school with the wide staircase and its almost 100-year history, the school was planning to abandon it. As the most visible significant structure in Buena Vista, its preservation was a top priority of the citizens who gathered together to form Buena Vista Heritage.”

BV Heritage incorporation papers were signed in October of 1974. The school district sold the building to Town and BV Heritage leased it until citizens voted to approve the sale to BV heritage in November of 2003. The building now serves as a museum featuring a model railroad, four rooms of artifacts, and a courtroom, which serves as a community gathering spot and event venue.

Buena Vista Heritage has other properties in addition to the courthouse, such as the Turner Farm and Apple Orchard at 829 West Main Street and the Depot and Caboose in McPhelemy Park at 116 U.S. Highway 24 North.

BV Heritage has designed the Volunteer and Member Appreciation Meeting to celebrate the richness of the community’s past, cherish the joys of the present, and explore the possibilities of the future.