The purpose is to provide a forum for the discussion of the genealogy and history of the Town of Berne, New York and surrounding hilltowns of Albany and Schoharie Counties, (Knox, Westerlo, Rensselaer, Wright, Middleburgh). Permanent information on the genealogy and history of Berne is posted on the Berne Historical Project site.
I was born in Berne New York and live in Oaxaca Mexico. I married in 2008 the love of my life Ed Davidson who is now officially my husband after 50 years of living together as "partners.".
I have just finished the weekly update to Albany Hilltowns main pages. It summarizes changes made this past week and gives links to them: Civil War soldier biographies, Lot numers, farm houses, farm activites, ideas for farmers, and much more.
Here are a few of the new pages added this past week:
A biography page has been started for Ernest J. Ecker who died on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Delray Beach, Fla., where he had lived in his later years. He was 87.
The Enos Wright House, 1560 Helderberg Trail, Berne, was built 1891 by Charles Willsey for Enos J. Wright (1837- 1905). Wright was a 49 year old farmer, single, and living at home when his mother died in 1885. A few months later he married 27 year old Ida Mae Schoonmaker, who had been a domestic in the home of his parents’ home for a number of years. The house was a major addition to the small, earlier house which is now the east wing kitchen.
