Videos
Here you’ll find videos relevant to vintage base ball. Check back for updates.
VBBA 2024 Conference Videos & More
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Not all videos on VBBA Channel. Videos marked ** after speaker were uploaded to YouTube by Kevin Doyle
Vintage Base Ball's Enduring Legacy
by Jack Pelikan
by Jack Pelikan
Scraping Henry Chadwick’s Scrapbook
by John Stinky Freyer
by John Stinky Freyer
19th Century Black Base Ball by Dr. Leslie Heaphy
Side Line Re-enactor and Umpire by Al Honest Al Stare
ciety of Baseball Research’s Nineteenth Century Overlooked Legends
by Bob Bailey
by Bob Bailey
Connie Mack by Holly Shaffer, Thomas Edison and the History of Spring Training in Fort Myers by Matt Andre
U.S. Navy Base Ball 1864 to 1910 by Kevin M. Doyle **
A Shadow in the Night, the Unsolved Mystery of the famous 1919 World Series by Dr. Susan Dellinger, Keynote Speaker **
A Century of Fort Myers Spring Training by Glenn Miller **
Base ball during the US Civil War & early (1890-1910) base ball in Florida by Stephen "Blue Juice" Flanagan **
VBBA 2023 Conference Videos & More
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2023 VBBA Keynote Address
Bob Kendrick, President of Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Bob Kendrick, President of Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
How To Connect With The Media & Communities
Bill Helm
Bill Helm
Panel Discussion
VBBA
VBBA
1800 Dress
Evette Griffore Jacobson
Evette Griffore Jacobson
The Art of Umpiring and More
Eric Laudenbacher
Eric Laudenbacher
Dayton Base Ball / Baseball / Vintage Base Ball (1860’s to Present)
Mark “Mule” Willis (with Jim “Tomahawk” Wilson, Nate “Frenchie” Buckner, & other veterans)
Mark “Mule” Willis (with Jim “Tomahawk” Wilson, Nate “Frenchie” Buckner, & other veterans)
Ballists, Deadbeats, and Muffins, Inside Early Baseball in Illinois
by Bob Sampson
by Bob Sampson
2023 All Comers Game at VBBA Conference
VBBA 2022 Conference Videos & More
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19th Century Photography & Now
Brennan Sketch Probst
Brennan Sketch Probst
Swimming Up”Stream”: Navigating the Waters of Digital Presence & Online Engagement with a Salmon,
Katie Flapjack Baer
Katie Flapjack Baer
The 1880's Detroit Wolverines and Their 1886 World Championship
Gary Gillette
Gary Gillette
The 1880's Detroit Wolverines Power Point
Prince Honeycutt, Minnesota’s first black professional base ball player (1873)
Eric "Squarehead" Berg
Eric "Squarehead" Berg
Prince Honeycutt Power Point
What is a historic base ball bat? How was it swung?
Jeff "Pine Tar" Kornhaas
Jeff "Pine Tar" Kornhaas
Women in 21st Century Vintage Base Ball: Challenges and Experiences
Debra Reid (Encouraging Diversity)
Debra Reid (Encouraging Diversity)
21st Century Town Ball
Daniel D. Jones & Grant More
Daniel D. Jones & Grant More
VBBA Advice Committee: Can My Vintage Base Ball Team Be Saved?
Rob Pipes Panknin, Chicago Salmon, Todd Dutch Eschman, Belleville Stags
Rob Pipes Panknin, Chicago Salmon, Todd Dutch Eschman, Belleville Stags
VBBA 2022 All Comers Game
VBBA 2021 Conference Videos
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Baseball Stories of Civil War Veterans
Bruce Allardice
Bruce Allardice
The Year Atter: The Story of the 1870 Red Stockings
Greg Gajus
Greg Gajus
Serpents in the Garden: Competition, Controversy and Collapse in Early Illinois Base Ball
Bob Sampson
Bob Sampson
The Ladies and Gentlemen of Vintage Base Ball: A Demographic Study
Matt Stone
Matt Stone
The Art of Podcasting Vintage Base Ball Interviews
Rudy Frias
Rudy Frias
Umpiring 101
"Honest Al" Stare
"Honest Al" Stare
Four Memorable Games: The 1869 Red Stockings and the Road to 57-0
Greg Rhodes
Greg Rhodes
Hamtramck Stadium
Tom Derry
Tom Derry
Lizie, Amanda, Alta, and Maud: Early Pioneers
Leslie Heaphy
Leslie Heaphy
Big Dreams: The 1867 Worlds Base Ball Tournament
Marcus Dickson
Marcus Dickson
The Case For Doc Adams Election to Baseball's Hall of Fame, December 2021
Corky Gaskell
Corky Gaskell
VBBA 2020 Conference Videos
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Summer of Beer and Whiskey
Ed Achorn
Ed Achorn
The Story of Hamtramck Stadium, Then & Now
Tom Derry
Tom Derry
Women in Baseball: The Early Years, On the Field and Beyond
Leslie Heaphy
Leslie Heaphy
The Case For Doc Adams Election to Baseball’s Hall of Fame, December 2020
Corky Gaskell
Corky Gaskell
Putting the “Fun” in Funding a Vintage Base Ball Program: How to Be Successful at Grant Writing
Matt Stone
Matt Stone
It’s a Mystery! Decoding the History in a Game-action Photo of 19th Century Base Ball
Marcus Dixon
Marcus Dixon
Base Ball Revolutionaries
Greg Gajus
Greg Gajus
The Art of Podcasting Vintage Base Ball Interviews
Rudy Frias
Rudy Frias
Historical Society-Base Ball Club Relations
Dustyn Dubuque
Dustyn Dubuque
Base ball and the Civil War
Bruce Allardice
Bruce Allardice
The 19th Century Pitcher, Charlie Sprague
Erich Eric Miklich
Erich Eric Miklich
2019 VBBA Conference
Umpiring
Corky Gaskell
Corky Gaskell
Pitching
Erick Miklich
Erick Miklich
Food- Post Match Meal, etc
Doug Ernst
Doug Ernst
Clothing
Jean from James Country Mercantile
Jean from James Country Mercantile
Sideline Interpretation
Doug Ernst
Doug Ernst
Setting Up a Team
Dennis Wiegmann
Dennis Wiegmann
New Club Recruiting Program
Evette Griffore Jacobson
Evette Griffore Jacobson
History of Negro Leagues
Phil Dixon
Phil Dixon
All Comers Game
2018 VBBA Conference
Teaching Baseball in Schools
Doug Ernst
Doug Ernst
Stillwater MN Prison Baseball Team
Rich Arpi
Rich Arpi
Grant Writing & Fund Raising
Samantha Phillips
Samantha Phillips
VBBA 2016 Conference Videos
2016 VBBA Conference Opening Statements
2016 Session 1
2016 Session 1
Veteran Vintage Baseball
2016 Session 2
2016 Session 2
Christy Mathewson Dead Era Baseball by Craig Pierce
2016 Session 3
2016 Session 3
Baseball & Food in 19th Century Chicago
2016 Session 4
2016 Session 4
Coach Mike's Personal Training
2016 Session 5
2016 Session 5
VBBA Song
2016 Session 6
2016 Session 6
Michael Osacky Baseball in the Attic
2016 Session 7
2016 Session 7
VBBA 2016 Closing Remarks
2016 Session 8
2016 Session 8
Illinois Baseball Stories
2016 Session 9
2016 Session 9
1800s Chicago Baseball John Stinky Freyer
2016 Session 10
2016 Session 10
Cup Check
2016 Session 11
2016 Session 11
1800 Midwest Clothing
2016 Session 12
2016 Session 12
VBBA 2014 Conference Videos
Beyond The Basepaths Chris and Dan Burton-
2014 Session 1
2014 Session 1
Show Me The Money Helen DeGeatane-
2014 Session 2
2014 Session 2
The Pitcher Eric Miklich-
2014 Session 3
2014 Session 3
Pre Game and Post Game Ceremonies Jim Tootle- 2014 Session 4
Why is Baseball In NorthEast Indiana In the 1860s Bob Gregory 2014 Session 5
Why is Baseball Our National Pastime Peter Morris- 2014 Session 6
Women in Vintage Base Ball
From WXYZ Detroit
