East Berne
Contents
Location
East Berne is a hamlet a few miles east of the hamlet of Berne.
Churches
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
from the book"Life at The Lake" courtesy of Willard Osterhout 
from the book"Life at The Lake" courtesy of Willard Osterhout 
from the book"Life at The Lake" courtesy of Willard Osterhout
Schools
Special Features
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
Blacksmiths
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
- 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
Cemeteries
Photo Gallery
Photos and Postcards of the hamlet of East Berne.
Main Street going North 
I wonder what they considered speeding 
Going South past the East Berne Hotel on the right in 1921 
Pages from Mildred's Diarys 
1866 Beers map of hamlet of East Berne 
A local group that often performed at BKW Highschool 
Clarence Pitcher Farm on Filkin's Hill Rd. in 1871. Clarence is on the far left. 
Now Helderberg Bluestone 
East Berne in 1913 
Gallup's Island 
Auction Poster, James Brownell the Auctioneer is Willard Osterhout's GGGG Grandfather. photo courtesy of Roy and Charlotte Jones 
East Berne Post Office 
Gary Farm House on Rte. 43, now 443 
Article about Peddlers of the Helderbergs byOrlo Northrup 
Main St. in East Berne in the early 1900s, from the collection of Willard Osterhout 
The rear of the Willsey farmhouse on Stage Rd., courtesy Of Mike and Wilma Willsey 
Harry Garry "The Singing Farmer" 
George Cook, the drummer for the band "Helderberg Mountaineer's" courtesy of George Cook 
The home of Mike and Wilma Willsey on Stage Rd., courtesy of Mike and Wilma Willsey 
The 'Mountaineer's" playing on stage at the BKW highschool gym 
Broshure published by the East Berne Business Men's Association, courtesy of Willard Osterhout 
Broshure published by the East Berne Business Men's Association, courtesy of Willard Osterhout 
courtesy of the Times Union 
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 
Leo O'Brien receives the Distinguished Service Cross 
Delivery truck and Bus to Albany, from the book"The Journey Continues" 
Wagon travel, from the book"The Journey Continues" 
Rte 443 before it was changed and went through the Village of East Berne,courtesy of Willard Osterhout 
Sign located on route 443 pointing the direction to East Berne, courtesy of Tom Nagengast
