Local-Origins Study Groups

Local-Origins Study Groups

Arkbaseball.com Website (tentative participant) Boston Chapter of SABR Bronx Project Essex Base Ball Club Halsey Hall SABR Chapter (Minnesota) Illinois Project Maryland Project Missouri Project New Jersey Project Pacific Northwest Chapter of SABR Rochester Baseball Historical Society SABR Chapter of Rhode Island (tentative participant) SABR Field of Dreams Chapter (tentative participant) Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball

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In Summer 2013, Protoball moved to support additional research on the local origins of base ball by displaying information about work already under way at the local and state level. The first group we became aware of is the Rochester (NY) Baseball History Society (see above link).

We plan to add, on this page, listings of other groups that are trying to fill in gaps in knowledge about the earliest appearances of modern base ball in particular areas, and whatever local predecessor games are known.

At this point, we are aware of current or potential interest in local origins in the Bronx, Brooklyn, the Hudson New Jersey, the

Brooklyn -- ?David Dyte?

New Jersey - John Zinn

Bronx - ?Gregory Christiano?

Hudson Valley - John Thorn

Rochester and WNY - Priscilla Astifan, Joe Territo

Utica and CNY - ?Scott Fiesthumel?

Pennsylvania - Richard Hershberger

Boston - Larry McCray, Joanne Hulbert

NE Massachusetts - Brian Sheehy

Western Massachusetts - ?Brian Turner?

Rhode Island - Rick Harris

Eastern Shore/Maryland - Marty Payne

Greater Chicago - John Freyer

Greater St Louis - Jeff Kittel

Iowa - John Liepa

Minnesota - Rich Arpi

Dakota Territory --  ??

The Old South - Bruce Allardice

Arkansas ??Caleb Hardwick??

Texas - Mike Vance

Pac Northwest - Mark Brunke

California - ?Martin Hoerchner?

Hawaii - ?Monica Nucciarone? ?Drew Johnson?

Canada - Bill Humber