Winchester - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

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50 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

June 13, 1895

13 Jun 1895

Flanagans visit Winchester friends

Mr. Will Flanagan and his sister Essie visited friends in Winchester last week.

January 7, 1891

7 Jan 1891

Items from Bakerton

Letter from Bakerton.Bakerton, Jan. 7, 1891. Miss Mary Moler, ho is attending school in Winchester, was home on a visit during Christmas week. Miss Addie Cather came with her to spend the short holiday given them […]

October 20, 1887

20 Oct 1887

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 […]

July 17, 1886

17 Jul 1886

Excursion to Harpers Ferry

HARPER’S FERRY.Since the announcement that Industry Lodge No. 2 A. O. U. W., would give an excursion to Harper’s Ferry on Thursday, July 29th over the new B. & O. Railroad we have frequently been asked […]

August 14, 1869

14 Aug 1869

The War of Races

THE WAR OF RACES.– A party of negro men from Washington and Baltimore were one day last week sent to Newtown to work upon a section of the W. & S. R. R. lately given to […]

July 20, 1869

20 Jul 1869

Disturbances in Winchester

DISTURBANCES IN WINCHESTER.— On Sunday afternoon week quite, a serious row occurred at the depot in Winchester between a party of Irish laborers who had arrived there to go to work on the Strasburg railroad and […]

July 17, 1869

17 Jul 1869

Riot at Winchester Depot

RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS.– On Saturday night last, a number of negroes waylaid an Irish citizen near the Cemetery, and beat him in an outrageous manner. Upon this fact being ascertained on the Sabbath, there was some excitement […]

October 24, 1868

24 Oct 1868

1868 Marriages – Dunn, Murphy, etc

Marriages. On the 22d inst., by the Rev. D. H. Bittle, Mr. Jacob V. D. Poisal, of Berkeley county, to Miss Mary E. Kimes, of this place. In Winchester on Tuesday morning last, in the M. […]

June 30, 1868

30 Jun 1868

Ladies Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry; Reconstruction

The Ladies’ Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry.MR. EDITOR: — The fair, which was refer[r]ed to in my last article, given by the Catholic Ladies in this vicinity, closed on Monday night last, after having been conducted […]

April 7, 1866

7 Apr 1866

Fenian Organization in Area

The military inspector-general of the Fenians, for the Washington department, Col. Nagle, has organized circles in Harper’s Ferry, Winchester and Martinsburg.

October 29, 1859

29 Oct 1859

Hayward Shepherd, buried with military honors.

Hayward Shepherd, the free negro who was shot by the insurrectionists at Harper’s Ferry because he would not join them, was buried at Winchester with the honors of war by the military companies of the town, […]

July 14, 1855

14 Jul 1855

The Fourth at Harper’s Ferry

We clip the following paragraphs from the Charlestown “Spirit of Jefferson, of Tuesday last : The Fourth At Harper’s Ferry. — The celebration at Harpers-Ferry was one long to be remembered by the thousands who participated […]

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