Bluebird History.
Michael Sikule, Sr. bought the property in 1945, after he spent wartime welding ships in Brooklyn. He then took his savings (and his mom) and moved upstate, where he continued to weld while he and his mother ran the boarding house they called Bluebird Farm. In 1953 he met his future wife (a Brooklyn career girl named Julie) at a Memorial Day party and fell head-over-heels in love. He spent the rest of the summer writing her love letters and visiting, a romance that turned into a marriage. They had four children together and over the course of time the property changed with a small addition on the barn, the creation of the wishing well (made by a talented neighbor), and the transformation of the pond from marsh. Michael and Julie were very involved in the community and, as Town Justice, Michael married many couples in front of the wishing well.
After inheriting the property in 2017, the four siblings were considering what to do. A family engagement, a dilapidated barn, the property history, and a meaningful view of the Catskills resulted in the resolution to transform the barn into a wedding venue. Together, the four came together and played to their strengths to create the new barn as it is today.
Logbook
The guest and payment log for visitors at Bluebird Farm, when it was run as a boarding house. Circa 1945.
Past Views
A view of the old barn and property, when it was fenced and had some cows. You can just see the wishing well in the distance.
Wishing Well
Susan, one of the four siblings, took pictures in front of the wishing well on her own wedding day.
Red Maple
Julie, helping plant the red maple tree that still stands outside the barn today.