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Regional organizations include:
 
Regional organizations include:
*[[k:Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs|Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs]]
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*'''[[k:Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs|Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs]]'''
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*'''[[Ku Klux Klan]]'''
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Hilltown cemeteris are numerous, and many have "disappeared" beneath weeds and brush over the years.
 
Hilltown cemeteris are numerous, and many have "disappeared" beneath weeds and brush over the years.
 
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Berne Organizations
 
Berne Organizations
 
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===Past===
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*[[b:Berne-Knox AMVETS Post 19|Berne-Knox AMVETS Post 19]] - organization Berne and Knox veterans of WWII
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*[[b:Berne Observation Post 977B|Berne Observation Post 977B]] - World War II plane spotters
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*[[b:Berne Senior Womens Missionary Society|Berne Senior Womens Missionary Society]]
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*[[b:Foxenkill Grange|Foxenkill Grange]] #1579 was organized in 1943
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*[[b:Helderberg Mountaineer's|Helderberg Mountaineer's]] - A local group that often performed at BKW Highschool
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*[[b:Berne Tent 770|Berne Tent 770]], Knights of the Maccabees
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*[[b:Uhia Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star|Uhia Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star]] #803 was organized in 1927
  
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===Current===
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*[http://www.berneny.org  Town of Berne] official web page.
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*[[b:Berne Conservation Gun Club|Berne Conservation Gun Club]] was organized in 1932
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*[[b:Berne Highway Department|Berne Highway Department]]
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*[http://www.bernehistory.org  Berne Historical Project] - collects census, cemetery, and church records to make information on local people, genealogy of area families and local history available on the Internet. (Not affiliated with the Berne Historical Society.)
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*[[b:Berne Historical Society|Berne Historical Society]] was organized in 1971 to preserve historical records and artifacts. Located in the Berne Museum, upstairs in the Town Hall.
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*[http://www.bkwcsd.k12.ny.us/ Berne Knox Westerlo Central School District] was organized in 1931. It has since been enlarged through the annexation of several common school districts and now includes the towns of Berne, most of Knox, and most of the town of Westerlo, along with small portions of the towns of New Scotland, Rensselaerville, Middleburgh and Wright.
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*[[b:Berne Masonic Lodge|Berne Masonic Lodge]] #684 was organized in 1868
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*[[b:Berne Public Librar|Berne Public Library]] - located in the Town Hall.
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*[[b:Berne Volunteer Fire Company|Berne Volunteer Fire Company]] was organized in 1929.
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*[[b:Friends of the Library|Friends of the Library]] - Friends of the [[Berne Public Library]] raise funds for improvements to the Berne Library.
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*[[b:Helderberg Ambulance|Helderberg Ambulance]]
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*[http://www.hilltownsplayers.org/ The Hilltown Players] is a local amateur theater company.
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*[http://www.geocities.com/hilltownramblers/ Hilltown Ramblers] - a local Blue Grass Band.
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*[[b:Hilltowns Senior Citizen|Hilltowns Senior Citizens]]
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*[[k:Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs|Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs]]
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*[http://www.warnerslake.org/ Warners Lake Improvement Association] - an active organization.
 
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Knox Organizations
 
Knox Organizations
 
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'''Past:'''
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*[[k:Helderberg Grange|Helderberg Grange]]
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*[[k:Knox Town Library|Knox Town Library]]
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*[[k:Plankroaders|Plankroaders]] - A social club organized as Brothers of the Brush during the Knox sesquicentennial celebration in 1972. When the sesquicentennial ended, the group remained together, welcomed their wives and renamed the group the Plankroaders.
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*[[k:Knox Sesquicentennial Committee|Knox Sesquicentennial Committee]] - Produced the Knox Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1972
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*[[k:HELLEBERG FIFE & DRUM CORPS|HELLEBERG FIFE & DRUM CORPS]]
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'''Current:'''
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*[[k:Knox Historical Society|Knox Historical Society]] - usually meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Knox Town hall. Everyone is welcome.
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*[[k:Helderberg Rod and Gun Club|Helderberg Rod and Gun Club]]
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*[[k:Knox Volunteer Fire Department|Knox Volunteer Fire Department]]
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*[http://www.tradstrings.com/knoxtownband.html Knox Town Band] - to join the band or for information, please email [email protected] or phone 872-9131 and ask for Russ.  New members are always welcome.
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*[http://www.tradstrings.com/tradstrings1.html Knox Traditional Strings]
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*[[k:Knox Town Government|Knox Town Government]]
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*[[k:Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs|Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs]]
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*[[k:Helderberg Community Energy, LLC, (HCE|Helderberg Community Energy, LLC, (HCE)]]
 
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Rensselaerville Organizations
 
Rensselaerville Organizations
 
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*Current Organizations:
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:- [[r:Rensselaerville Grist Mill|Rensselaerville Grist Mill| Rensselaerville Historical Society]].
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:- [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116403461785&ref=mf Rensselaerville Farmland Protection] Facebook Group mission is to advocate for the preservation of agricultural soils and farmlands in the Helderberg hill towns with initial focus on the Town of Rensselaerville, to protect the rural character of the area, to offer educational programs to the public, and to actively support regional agricultural enterprises…”
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*Past Organizations:
 
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Westerlo Organizations
 
Westerlo Organizations
 
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'''Past:'''
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Temperance_Society Temperance Society] - Organized in School House near [[w:Chesterville|Chesterville]] in 1828; Deacon Holmes presided. NYS 143, at Westerlo.]
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*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=app_2344061033&gid=186705153492#/group.php?gid=87798041958&ref=mf Westerlo Fire Co. Volunteers] - a Facebook group.]
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*[[w:Westerlo Public Library|Westerlo Public Library]]
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 25 January 2016

Back to Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY

Regional organizations include:

Hilltown cemeteris are numerous, and many have "disappeared" beneath weeds and brush over the years.

Cemeteries


Town Organizations

Berne Organizations

Past

Current

Knox Organizations

Past:

Current:

Rensselaerville Organizations

  • Current Organizations:
- Rensselaerville Grist Mill| Rensselaerville Historical Society.
- Rensselaerville Farmland Protection Facebook Group mission is to advocate for the preservation of agricultural soils and farmlands in the Helderberg hill towns with initial focus on the Town of Rensselaerville, to protect the rural character of the area, to offer educational programs to the public, and to actively support regional agricultural enterprises…”
  • Past Organizations:

Westerlo Organizations

Past:

Present: