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Pastimes

This topic appears in 80 indexed records between 1800 and 1943.
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1943 Latest Record
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June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018

Lost Watch Near Flanagan Quarries

A small gold watch was lost last Sunday between Flanagan’s quarry and Harper’s Ferry, and a reward of five dollars will be paid if it is returned to the Register office. It is a lady’s watch, […]
July 25, 1901
December 22, 2025
December 22, 2025

Annie Welsh; Payment to Register

Mrs. Annie Welsh, one of the REGISTER’S appreciative readers in the Bakerton neighborhood, has our thanks for a remittance this week.
May 2, 1901
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025

Harpers Ferry Station Sign; Engineers Searching for Paint Mixer

Painter’s Secret.The living worth of good work is always recognized, even in small things. Sign-painters do not usually achieve wealth or fame, yet the Chicago News declares that fortune awaits the man who painted a station […]
March 9, 1899
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

Giant Found At Ore Bank

Workmen, while digging in the hill at the Virginia ore bank along the Potomac River, near Shepherdstown, W. Va., unearthed the skeleton of a giant. The body had been buried in a box, which had decayed, […]
November 18, 1898
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

The Ore Bank Giant

Mr. William Foreman, who has charge of the Virginia ore bank below Shepherdstown, unearthed the skeleton of a human being some days ago. Men were at work making an excavation in the hillside when they uncovered […]
November 10, 1898
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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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