Videos

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VBBA 2021 Conference Videos

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Baseball Stories of Civil War Veterans
Bruce Allardice

The Year Atter: The Story of the 1870 Red Stockings
Greg Gajus

Serpents in the Garden: Competition, Controversy and Collapse in Early Illinois Base Ball
Bob Sampson

The Ladies and Gentlemen of Vintage Base Ball: A Demographic Study
Matt Stone

The Art of Podcasting Vintage Base Ball Interviews
Rudy Frias

Umpiring 101
"Honest Al" Stare

Four Memorable Games: The 1869 Red Stockings and the Road to 57-0
Greg Rhodes

Hamtramck Stadium
Tom Derry

Lizie, Amanda, Alta, and Maud: Early Pioneers
Leslie Heaphy

Big Dreams: The 1867 Worlds Base Ball Tournament
Marcus Dickson

The Case For Doc Adams Election to Baseball's Hall of Fame, December 2021
Corky Gaskell

VBBA 2020 Conference Videos

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Summer of Beer and Whiskey
Ed Achorn

The Story of Hamtramck Stadium, Then & Now
Tom Derry

Women in Baseball: The Early Years, On the Field and Beyond
Leslie Heaphy

The Case For Doc Adams Election to Baseball’s Hall of Fame, December 2020
Corky Gaskell

Putting the “Fun” in Funding a Vintage Base Ball Program: How to Be Successful at Grant Writing
Matt Stone

It’s a Mystery! Decoding the History in a Game-action Photo of 19th Century Base Ball
Marcus Dixon

Base Ball Revolutionaries
Greg Gajus

The Art of Podcasting Vintage Base Ball Interviews
Rudy Frias

Historical Society-Base Ball Club Relations
Dustyn Dubuque

Base ball and the Civil War
Bruce Allardice

The 19th Century Pitcher, Charlie Sprague
Erich Eric Miklich

2019 VBBA Conference

Umpiring
Corky Gaskell

Pitching
Erick Miklich

Food- Post Match Meal, etc
Doug Ernst

Clothing
Jean from James Country Mercantile

Sideline Interpretation
Doug Ernst

Setting Up a Team
Dennis Wiegmann

New Club Recruiting Program
Evette Griffore Jacobson

History of Negro Leagues
Phil Dixon

All Comers Game

2018 VBBA Conference

Teaching Baseball in Schools
Doug Ernst

Stillwater MN Prison Baseball Team
Rich Arpi

Grant Writing & Fund Raising
Samantha Phillips

VBBA 2016 Conference Videos

2016 VBBA Conference Opening Statements
2016 Session 1

Veteran Vintage Baseball
2016 Session 2

Christy Mathewson Dead Era Baseball by Craig Pierce
2016 Session 3

Baseball & Food in 19th Century Chicago
2016 Session 4

Coach Mike's Personal Training
2016 Session 5

VBBA Song
2016 Session 6

Michael Osacky Baseball in the Attic
2016 Session 7

VBBA 2016 Closing Remarks
2016 Session 8

Illinois Baseball Stories
2016 Session 9

1800s Chicago Baseball John Stinky Freyer
2016 Session 10

Cup Check
2016 Session 11

1800 Midwest Clothing
2016 Session 12

VBBA 2014 Conference Videos

Beyond The Basepaths Chris and Dan Burton-
2014 Session 1

Show Me The Money Helen DeGeatane-
2014 Session 2

The Pitcher Eric Miklich-
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

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