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Pastimes

This topic appears in 80 indexed records between 1800 and 1943.
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August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023

Mary Jackson; on 5th husband

A hard character. — Mrs. Mary Jackson, of Harper’s Ferry, now only twenty eight years of age, was married a few days since to her fifth husband.
May 26, 1827
July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023

Shamrock, winning song.

MR. GALLAHER, Mr. Toohey, the Editor of the “Shamrock,” New York, lately offered the Shamrock for the next three years, free of postage, as a premium to the author of the best song suitable to the […]
April 7, 1824
May 10, 2026
May 10, 2026

Wm. Flanagan, Constable

99. [paid to] William Flanagan for services rendered for the County in duty his fees as Constable state vs. Rowley – $13.75
December 31, 1817
October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025

Harper’s Ferry.

“The passage of the Potowmac through the Blue ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand on a very high point of land. On your right comes up the Shenandoah, having […]
December 6, 1800
November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025

“On The Bridge” Marriages

ON THE BRIDGE.– Three weddings recently took place “on the Bridge,” at Harper’s Ferry. Of course they were all runaway matches from Virginia, where marriages are illegal without the consent of the parents of the parties […]
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 16 records
1900s 13 records
1910s 13 records
1920s 9 records
1820s 3 records
1860s 2 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Pastimes" across historical collections.

Welsh
19 records
Flanagan
14 records
Moler
12 records
Duke
5 records
Houser
4 records
Hill
4 records
Carter
4 records
Lewis
3 records
Trundle
3 records
Mills
3 records
Knott
3 records
Eichelberger
2 records
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