VBBA 2023 Conference
Dayton
March 31 - April 2, 2023
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Presentations April 1st
VBBA 2023 Vintage Bases Ball Association Dayton Conference
9:00 - 9:50 AM
"VBBA's 25th Anniversary Committee"
"History Isn't Always Pretty -Pennsylvania's Involvement in
the Segregation of Base Ball in 1867"
"AED and CPR" Safety Committee Dayton Fire Department
10:00 - 10:50 AM
"The History of Baseball Uniforms"
"Ballists, Deadbeats and Muffins, Inside Early Baseball in Illinois"
“Dayton Base Ball / Baseball / Vintage Base Ball
(1860’s to Present)”
11:00 - 11:50 AM
"1800 Dress”
"The Art of Umpiring and More"
"How to Connect with the Media & Communities"
Bob Kendrick, 2023 VBBA Dayton Conference Keynote Speaker,
Saturday, April 1
Bob Kendrick was named President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in March 2011. Founded in 1990, the NLBM is the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its profound impact on the social advancement of America.
And while he doesn’t fashion himself to be a historian, Kendrick has become one of the leading authorities on the topic of Negro Leagues Baseball history and its connection to issues relating to sports, race and diversity. He has been a contributing writer for “Ebony Magazine” and the national Urban League’s “Opportunity Magazine.”
Join Bob Kendrick at the VBBA 2023 VBBA Conference
Register at www.vbba.org/2023-conference-registration/
This year's VBBA 2023 Vintage Bases Ball Association
Dayton Conference is at the DOUBLETREE SUITES by HILTON
DAYTON - MIAMISBURG.
SPECIAL RATE DEADLINE MARCH 15
ALL SUITE ROOMS
$119 A NIGHT
2 DOUBLE BEDS 2 ROOM SUITE SOFA BED
OR
1 KING SIZE BED 2 ROOM SUITE SOFA BED
COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST
RESERVATIONS
www.vbba.org/2023-conference-hotel-information/
OR
CALL SALES MANGER SARAH BROOKS
(937) 436-2400; 1192
Enjoy lunch at 12:30 pm before the VBBA Dayton Conference, April 1st, All-Comers game at Carillon Park's Carillon Brewing Co. For $15/person enjoy a simple lunch of sandwiches, vegetarian vegetable soup, and fresh fruit, water and coffee will be included. If someone wants a beer they can purchase it on their own at the bar in the main room.
Reserve your spot at www.vbba.org/2023-conference-registration
All Comers Game at VBBA 2022 Dearborn Conference at Greenfield Village with Dodworth Saxhorn Brass Band.
2022 VBBA Conference Recordings Are Now Online
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUv95hhds_E
VBBA Town Hall Facebook Group
This VBBA Town Hall group is designed to allow different vintage base ball (VBB) teams and players to learn about upcoming events throughout the nation. The intent is to enable folks from the different parts of this country to have discussions about how their seasons have been going and to facilitate interclub relationships.
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