East Berne

hamlet of East Berne 1908

Location

East Berne is a hamlet a few miles east of the hamlet of Berne.

Churches

• St. John's Lutheran Church

History

Situated on the Foxenkill, this hamlet was known as Werner or Warner's Mills when the town was organized and took it's present name from the establishment of the post office in 1825. Locally East Berne was called "Philley," a name given by Elnathan Stafford, who kept a small tavern in the neighborhood in 1820, and purchased his liquors in Philadelphia. It now has a gas station, a couple of restaurants, and a hardware store

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  from the book"Life at The Lake" courtesy of Willard Osterhout
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  from the book"Life at The Lake" courtesy of Willard Osterhout
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  from the book"Life at The Lake" courtesy of Willard Osterhout

Schools

• East Berne School
• Bell School

Special Features

• The Prose of Millie Ball Willsey
• The Painting of Millie Ball Willsey

Businesses

Hotels and Taverns

• Binns' Boarding House
• Glenwood Farm - This was a boarding house for many years and later became the Glenwood Inn
• Long's Boarding House
• Overlook House - now Maple Inn
• Rest Seeker's Inn
• Robert's Grove
• Wagner's Hotel
• Hayden's Tavern

Mills

• East Berne Mill

Blacksmiths

• East Berne Blacksmith Shop

Other Businesses

• Camp Pinnacle
• Albany, Helderberg and Schoharie Railroad
• Long's Dairy
• Duke's Dairy Bar - A popular Ice Cream and Snack Bar, building still exists as a private residence
• Northrup's Garage
• Quay's Garage East Berne Garage owned and operated by Ernest and Ola Wideman
• Brownell's Store
• Snyder's Garage
• Skiland
• Miller Farm
• Fred Willsey's
• Helen's Star Super Market
• East Berne Post Office
• Durfee's General Store
• Helderberg Camp-Orama
• Mann's Auto Repair
• Marjorie Smith MD
• Ted Quay's Garage

Photo Gallery

Photos and Postcards of the hamlet of East Berne.

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  Main Street going North
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  I wonder what they considered speeding
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  Going South past the East Berne Hotel on the right in 1921
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  Pages from Mildred's Diarys
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  1866 Beers map of hamlet of East Berne
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  A local group that often performed at BKW Highschool
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  Clarence Pitcher Farm on Filkin's Hill Rd. in 1871. Clarence is on the far left.
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  Clarence Pitcher Farm on Filkin's Hill Rd. in 1871. Clarence is on the far left.
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  Now Helderberg Bluestone
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  East Berne in 1913
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  Gallup's Island
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  Auction Poster, James Brownell the Auctioneer is Willard Osterhout's GGGG Grandfather. photo courtesy of Roy and Charlotte Jones
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  East Berne Post Office
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  Gary Farm House on Rte. 43, now 443
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  Article about Peddlers of the Helderbergs byOrlo Northrup
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  Main St. in East Berne in the early 1900s, from the collection of Willard Osterhout
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  The rear of the Willsey farmhouse on Stage Rd., courtesy Of Mike and Wilma Willsey
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  Harry Garry "The Singing Farmer"
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  George Cook, the drummer for the band "Helderberg Mountaineer's" courtesy of George Cook
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  The home of Mike and Wilma Willsey on Stage Rd., courtesy of Mike and Wilma Willsey
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  The 'Mountaineer's" playing on stage at the BKW highschool gym
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  Broshure published by the East Berne Business Men's Association, courtesy of Willard Osterhout
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  Broshure published by the East Berne Business Men's Association, courtesy of Willard Osterhout
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  courtesy of the Times Union
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  Helderberg Trail(Rte 43) House on the left was Schuler's, now owned by Wally and Cindy Hayduke. Building on the right was a carriage repair shop. Building in the right background was moved when the road was changed and became Dennis Houlihan's home. Sign on left reads, this way to the Lkeside Hotel Thompson's Lake, courtesy of Willard Osterhout
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  Leo O'Brien receives the Distinguished Service Cross
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  Delivery truck and Bus to Albany, from the book"The Journey Continues"
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  Wagon travel, from the book"The Journey Continues"
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  Rte 443 before it was changed and went through the Village of East Berne,courtesy of Willard Osterhout
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  Sign located on route 443 pointing the direction to East Berne, courtesy of Tom Nagengast
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  Main Street in East Berne
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  Building far right is Wagner's Hotel, building in middle background is Maple Inn, all buildings gone now except the Maple Inn
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  Looking down main street, building to the left of the horses and sled is Wagner's Hotel
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  Postman delivering mail on foot, St. John's Church on the left
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  Fred and Josephine Filkin's house on Woodstock Rd. struck by lighting and burned in the early 1900s. Later this property became camp Woodstock. The boy on the far right with the drum is Fred Filkin's.
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  Civil Defence pin, courtesy of the Jim Snyder Family
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  Shirley Rarick Duell in back, next to house....and I think some of the kids are foster kids my grandparents took care of. The back of the photo says August 9th, 1951. The house is their original farm house in East Berne on Rt. 85 and Rt. 443, at the top of the letter S. photo courtesy of Laura Casey
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  Christmas 1951 with Shirley Duell, (my aunt ) sitting,..... Delores Duell (my mother ) and Latelle Weidman. — at Grandparents farm, East Berne, NY....Rt. 85 and Rt. 443.photo courtesy of Laura Casey
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  Len Parker, Sr. and Doris Florence Duell Parker.....my grandparents.(though they weren't married YET....another 5 years, 1947)photo courtesy of Laura Casey>
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  HOMESTEAD OF HIRAM D. FILKINS B 1866 D 1938 AND GERTRUDE H. (PELTON) FILKINS B 1870 D1913 MARRIED 1894.CHILDREN: AVERY C - KITTY S - EMMA S - ANNA C - ELLA MAE - CHARLES EDWARD - LEROY WILLIAM. THE HOMESTEAD WAS LATER DEEDED OVER TO ELLA MAE (FILKINS) B 02/09/1905 D 10/23/1995 AND JOSEPH MCCANN B 11/24/1904 IN THE COUNTY ARMAGH, IRELAND D 09/12/1998 ALBANY NY. MARRIED IN 12/06/32 THERE THEY RAISED THEIR SON, ROBERT JOSEPH MCCANN. THE HOMESTEAD IS LOCATED ON WOODSTOCK ROAD TOWN OF BERNE NY. AS OF TODAY, 02/02/2015, IT IS THE RESIDENCE OF BRUCE WINN AND FAMILY.