Events & Festivals

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Events & Festivals

This topic appears in 44 indexed records between 1827 and 1941.
44 Indexed Records
1827 Earliest Record
1941 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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June 22, 2018

12th Va Cavalry Basket Reunion

Cos. D and A, 12th Va. Cavalry, will hold a basket reunion in the grove adjoining the public schoolhouse at Shenandoah Junction, on Saturday, May 20. All old Confederate soldiers are cordially invited to join with […]
June 22, 2018

Flanagan Birthday Dinner

Birthday Dinner. One of the most pleasant of the festive occasions in which the Register man has participated this year was the birthday dinner at Mr. James Flanagan’s near Bakerton last Saturday. Mr. Flanagan was fifty […]
June 22, 2018

Bakerton M.E. Church Oyster Supper

The ladies of Bakerton M. E. Church will give an oyster supper for the benefit of the church immediately after the Christmas entertainment and tree, on Friday night, December 25th.
August 14, 2024

Strawberry & Ice Cream Festival

The ladies of the Bakerton M. E. Church, South, will give a strawberry and ice cream festival in the grove near the church on Friday and Saturday evenings, May 22d and 23d, from 7 to 10:30 […]
June 20, 2018

Company D Reunion at the Crossroads

Reunion of Company D. Pleasant Gathering of Confederate Veterans at Moler’s–Snug Sum for Memorial Hall. The reunion of the surviving members of Company D, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Moler’s Cross Roads, this county, […]
August 4, 2024

Ladies of Moler’s to Entertain Old Reb’s

At a meeting held on March 28th, by the ladies of Moler’s, the following committee was appointed to solicit contributions of meats, bread, cake, cream, vegetables; pickles, coffee, sugar, and spreads, for the entertainment for the […]
June 20, 2018

Francis Flanagan Birthday Celebration

Pleasant Birthday Celebration. There was a most enjoyable family reunion at Mrs. Francis Griggs Flanagan’s on last Friday, November 1st, it being her eighty-ninth birthday. According to their custom for the last several years, her children, […]
August 14, 2024

Bakerton Methodist Oyster Supper

The ladies of the M. E. Church, South, at Bakerton, will hold an oyster supper in the school-house on November 1st and 2nd, for the purpose of purchasing an organ for their new church.
June 20, 2018

Festivities at Castle View

Castle View, the beautiful home of Mr. John G. Flanagan on the banks of the Potomac, about four miles below Shepherdstown, was the scene on Saturday night last, February 2nd, of such festivities as are seldom […]
May 1, 2024

Bakerton Items – Love, Visitors, and Drought Broken

Bakerton, W. Va. – Aug. 16. This section was visited by a very pleasant rain fall, which was a great benefit to the growing crops.  Geo. Trundle has been on the sick list since Friday. We […]
August 14, 2024

Bakerton Lime; Gold Medal at World’s Fair

The Washington Building Lime Company of Bakerton, this county, received at the World’s Fair the highest award, a gold medal, for the best quality of lime– superior points of excellence and the highest tribute paid to […]
August 2, 2023

Morgans Grove Fair Experience

The weather was auspicious for Morgan’s Grove Fair. Good showers, preceding the opening day freshened the foliage of the trees and laid the dust, and there was no inclemency to mar the pleasure of the visitors– […]
July 25, 2023

Alliance Meeting at Moler’s

There was a very interesting meeting of Moler’s Alliance at Moler’s Cross Roads last Friday, the occasion being a dinner given by the Alliance to visiting brethren and friends. The ladies of that section are famous […]
June 20, 2018

1891 Morgans Grove Fair Premiums

Morgan’s Grove Premiums. […] LADIES’ DEPARTMENT […] Billmyer’s special premium, Miss Martha Flanagan; bread. Chocolate cake, Miss Annie Flanagan 1st, Mrs. L. H. Moler, 2d. […] HORSES […] heavy draft, Luther Ropp 1st, James Flanagan 2d; […]
July 22, 2023

Entertainment at Uvilla

The young ladies and gentlemen of the vicinities of Bakerton and Keller are arranging for an interesting entertainment to be given at the Uvilla Hall on Friday evening, June 6th. It will consist of a drama, […]
May 20, 2020

Entertainment at Moler’s

An audience of about one hundred and fifty ladies and gentlemen attended Mr. Jacob Knott’s entertainment at Bethesda Church, December 24th, which consisted of recitations and dialogues. All did remarkably well according to age and opportunity, […]
May 23, 2020

Oyster Supper, Grange Hall

There will be an oyster supper held at Oak Grove Grange Hall on Friday and Saturday nights, November 16th and 17th, by the members of the Grange. The object is to raise money to pay the […]
July 18, 2023

The Big Fair at Hagerstown

No better idea can be had of our advancement than by visiting these annual exhibitions of industry and skill. The management this year have been successful in securing some new and unique attractions. Pierce’s Great Racing […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 15 records
1900s 7 records
1910s 7 records
1880s 6 records
1940s 2 records
1820s 1 records