A&M 3789Samuel F. Harsh Family, Genealogy, Photographs, and Artifacts, ca. 1860-1918, 2011 A&M 3789Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2011/07/18

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:23:31 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Samuel F. Harsh Family, Genealogy, Photographs, and Artifacts A&M 3789 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2240 2.2 Linear Feet 2 ft. 1 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 artifact, 20 1/2 in.) ca. 1860-1918, 2011 ca. 1860-1910 Material regarding the family of Samuel Frances Harsh of Barbour County, West Virginia. Includes genealogy and family history records, photographs, three bibles, and artifacts. Photographs include a cased photograph, tintypes, and cabinet cards of the Harsh family and relatives, some dating to the Civil War era. The bibles date from 1865, 1880, and 1881, and include family genealogical information. There are two artifacts in the collection owned by Samuel Harsh, including a potato masher and a clock. The masher includes engravings of his name and the date of 1890. The cased photograph is an image of Samuel F. Harsh dating from 1865 as a member of Captain Haller's Home Guards, a local militia unit formed for the purpose of protecting Barbour County from Confederate raids; and there is a lock of hair, also in a union case, that was kept by his wife Louisa during the Civil War. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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 Barbour County (W. Va.) Civil War -- Barbour County (W. Va.) Civil War -- Barbour County (W. Va.) Harsh, Louisa. Harsh, Samuel Frances. Harsche family