January 20, 2026

Curry; Killed By Train

Benjamin Curry, son-in-law of Mr. Patrick Higgins, of Keep Tryst, Md., who was employed in the B. & O. yards at Brunswick, was killed by a train there Thursday morning. — H. F. Sentinel.
January 19, 2026
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Patrick Higgins

Married Mary Ann Slavin 11 April 1858 in Harpers Ferry at St. Peters Church.
January 9, 2026

Christopher William Slavin

Christopher William Slavin was born around 1820 in Ireland, part of the generation that came of age amid profound economic pressure and political instability. In his declaration of intent to naturalize, Christopher stated that he arrived […]
August 13, 2024

Reunion Companies D & A, 12th Va. Cavalry

Reunion Companies D and A, 12th Va. Cavalry.Companies D and A, 12th Va. Cavalry, met in reunion at Uvilla, W. Va., August 11th; at the roll call the following members of Company D answered to their […]
December 10, 2023

The Friday Murder Mystery

THE HEARING AT HAGERSTOWN– DETAILS OF THE CRIME, ETC.[Reported for the Baltimore Sun.] HAGERSTOWN, MD., June 27, 1877.– James Gardner and J. W. Grove, who are in the county jail at this place on suspicion of […]