Berne Heritage Days, July 18, 19 and 20th 2003

updated January 2003

 

The Town was so enthusiastic about the success of last year's Berne Heritage Days that they are sponsoring it and making it an annual event. Berne Heritage Days 2003 will be held Friday, July 18 through Sunday 20. It is going to be a really great weekend with the whole town joining to make it happen.

 

The event is planned as a three-day event to bring together both local residents and descendants of Berne families from all over the United States who are interested in Berne history and genealogy of their Berne ancestors. Out-of-town visitors will be able to visit the actual site of their ancestors' farms, homes, churches and cemeteries. They will also be able to meet distant cousins and fellow researchers.

 

Transportation: No transportation is available. If this would make it impossible for you to attend, let us know, and we will try to find someone you can ride with while in the area.
Accommodations: You will be on your own for accommodations, we have assembled a list of possible places that can be contacted through the Internet or the old fashioned way.

 
Here are the ideas being discussed (subject to change):

Friday: July 18
Trips for out-of-towners to Old Stone Fort in Schoharie, and the NYS Archives and Library
Historical Exhibits: old postcards, arrowheads, civil war, farm tools
Crafts: book binding, rug braiding, chair caning and rushing
Genealogical Research
Visits to the sites associated with YOUR ancestors (let us know what you want to see)
Sales of genealogical and area history books
Welcome party for out-of-town visitors
Church Supper?
Evening entertainment: music and dancing
Saturday: July 19
House and Garden Tour
Historical Exhibits and Genealogical Research
Old fashioned contests for adults: pie baking, potato peeling, etc.
Old fashioned games for kids: tug of war, sack races, etc.
Craft demonstrations: tinsmith, black smith, cabinet maker, weavers, spinning
Community market place: locally grown vegetables, crafts
Souvenir sales: T shirts, balloons, pins
Tag sale
Historical Society's ten rooms of history
Firematics featuring competitions among the local fire companies
Antique cars and trucks
Walking tour of village
Hay rides and shuttle service among Heritage Day sites
Ice cream social
Dietz massacre production
possible school choral group
Storytelling
Lectures on local history and genealogy
Chicken barbeque
Entertainment
Fireworks

Sunday: July 20
Joint church service
Turner Cemetery Restoration
Community picnic in the cemetery

 

If you think you might be interested in participating in this Berne Heritage Days celebration, please complete our survey to assist us in planning this event. This is an all volunteer project.

 

 

Berne Heritage Days is a joint project of the Berne Historical Project, Town of Berne, and the Berne Historical Society

 
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