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2021 Conference Tenative Schedule

Registration Information - Hotel Information - More Information/Attractions

2021 Presenters Guide

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Conference-Registration-2021

Friday April 16
At Embassy Suites By Hilton Tommy’s Detroit Bar & Grill

4:00 - 6:00 PM Registration and Check In
6:00 to 10:00 PM Meet and Greet-Spend Time Socializing with other teams and players Tommy’s Detroit Bar & Grill.

Saturday April 17
At Embassy Suites

7:00 - 8:15 AM Made-to-Order Breakfast (Embassy Suite Guests)
8:00 AM Silent Auction Begins
6:30 PM End of Silent Auction

Saturday April 17
At Hilton Garden Inn

Event
8:15 - 8:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks (VBBA Town Hall
Facebook & Doc Adams Vote to Base Ball Hall of Fame)
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Breakout Sessions
Session 1
Ed Acorn
Summer of Beer & Whiskey
Session 2
Leslie Heaphy
Women in Base Ball
Session 3
Bruce Allardice
Base Ball & the Civil War
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Breakout Sessions
Session 1
Greg Gajus
1869-1870 Red Stockings
Session 2
Erik Miklich
Charlie Sprague 19th Century Pitcher
Session 3
Dustyn Dubuque
Historical Society VBBC Relations
11:00 - Noon
Breakout Sessions
Session 1
History of Hamtramck Stadium
Session 2
Doc Adams a Founding Father of Base Ball BBHF 2021
Session 3
Rudy Frias
The Art of Podcasting
12:00 - 1:00 PM On Your Own Lunch

Saturday April 17
At Greenfield Village - (After Lunch)

Note: Detour map (View or Download map) ***Enter Through Eagle Gate, Park in Eagle Tavern Lot

2:00 – 4:00 PM All Vintage Pick Up Matches (Base Ball Games) at Walnut Grove

Saturday April 17
At Eagle Inn

6:30 - 7:15 PM Social Hour Hors d'oeuvres Sitting Room
7:15 - 7:45 PM Rules and Customs Committee
7:30 - 8:30 PM Soup and Dinner Dining Room
8:30 - 9:00 PM Keynote Speaker, Greg Rhodes- 1800's Base Ball History
9:00 - 9:30 PM Silent Auction Payment

Sunday April 18
At Embassy Suites

7:00 - 9:00 AM Made-to-Order Breakfast (Embassy Suite Guests)
8:00 - 9:00 AM VBBA Executive Meeting
9:00 - 11:00 AM VBBA Annual Business Meeting
2021 Elections/ Roundtable
11:00 to 11:30 AM Closing Remarks

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