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Note: due to the conditions of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, this project was suspended in late spring of 2020.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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# When did the modern ("New York") style of base ball arrive in the area you are examining?  Do you see patterns in how it spread locally?  What was the "Base Ball Fever" period (1866-1870) like there?  
# When did the modern ("New York") style of base ball arrive in the area you are examining?  Do you see patterns in how it spread locally?  What was the "Base Ball Fever" period (1866-1870) like there?  
# Did the New York game quickly supplant the Massachusetts Game in your area?  Had the Mass Game been firmly established there?  
# Did the New York game quickly supplant the "rival" Massachusetts Game in your area?  Had the Mass Game been firmly established there?  
# Was the game of wicket (called Wicket Ball is some areas) known in your area?  What was it like? Are its playing rules known?
# Was the game of wicket (called Wicket Ball in some areas) known in your area?  What was it like? Are its playing rules known?
# Is there even earlier evidence of other baserunning games?  Were they associated with special days, like Fast Day or Militia Training Day or Town Meeting Day?  
# Prior to 1860, is there evidence in the geographical area you are examining of local baserunning games other than the Massachusetts Game or the New York Game? See our current list of known games [[Old old games | here ]])
# Is there evidence of local female play/exercise activities include forms of ballplaying, including baserunning games?
# Is there evidence in the geographical area you are examining of play or exercise activities by females, involving ballplaying and baserunning games?
# Were forms of ballplaying banned or restricted by local ordinances? (Recall that Pittsfield restricted "base ball" in 1791; the earliest USA use of the term base ball.)
# Were forms of ballplaying ever banned or restricted by local ordinances? Recall that Pittsfield restricted "base ball" in 1791 . . . the first known USA use of the term.
 


We hope to add new data to the [[Pre-pro Baseball]] data base of about 6,000 Clubs and Games in widespread local areas. SABR participants are invited to join in by doing research on a local town, county, or state that is of interest to them.  This effort is encompassing both the modern ("New York rules") form of base ball and the predecessor base-running games (known as bat-and-ball, base, wicket, round-ball, run-round, cricket, etc.) that were known to have been played in New England.  Preparation of research reports and/or publications will depend on what we find.  
We hope to add new data to the [[Pre-pro Baseball]] data base of about 6,000 Clubs and Games in widespread local areas. SABR participants are invited to join in by doing research on a local town, county, or state that is of interest to them.  This effort is encompassing both the modern ("New York rules") form of base ball and the predecessor base-running games (known as bat-and-ball, base, wicket, round-ball, run-round, cricket, etc.) that were known to have been played in New England.  Preparation of research reports and/or publications will depend on what we find.


== How to Join ==
== How to Join ==
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2) [[ Emperics | What Local Facts We Now Have, and What We Wish We Had]]
2) [[ Emperics | What Local Facts We Now Have, and What We Wish We Had]]


3) ''Research Dialogs Encouraged:''  Project participants are encouraged to contact one another to explore areas of common interest.  The Digger Activity Spreadsheets, found below, indicate topics and towns that diggers are exploring.  For their e-addresses, contact Larry McCray.  
3) '''''Note'': Research Dialogs Encouraged:'''  Project participants are encouraged to contact one another to explore areas of common interest.  The Digger Activity Spreadsheets, found below, indicate topics and towns that diggers are exploring.  For their e-addresses, contact Larry McCray. '''Digger Activity Spreadsheets:'''
 
[https://tinyurl.com/ner-towns Towns Spreadsheet Tab],
'''Digger Activity Spreadsheets:'''
[https://tinyurl.com/ner-topics Topics Spreadsheet Tab]
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== Some Research Resources for Origins-Era Beginners ==
== Some Research Resources for Origins-Era Beginners ==


===[1] An Internet [[ Protoball Search Aid | Search Aid ]] for New Researchers ===
===[A] An Internet [[ Protoball Search Aid | Search Aid ]] for New Researchers ===


New information on an area's earliest clubs and ballgames is likely to be found in 19th Century newspaper accounts.  We have compiled list of searchable national and local data bases (most of them free) to help new researchers to get started.  This document includes practical search tips from several of the most-experienced Origins-Era diggers.  Version 1.1 of this guide is found at [[Protoball Search Aid]]. We welcome additional listings and suggestions for improving later versions of the Search Tips guide. Before searching for new data, it may be useful to familiarize yourself on currently-held data in your geographical area of interest. We are particularly interested in finding earlier data that what is now on the Protoball site.
New information on an area's earliest clubs and ballgames is likely to be found in 19th Century newspaper accounts.  We have compiled list of searchable national and local data bases (most of them free) to help new researchers to get started.  This document includes practical search tips from several of the most-experienced Origins-Era diggers.  Version 1.1 of this guide is found at [[Protoball Search Aid]]. We welcome additional listings and suggestions for improving later versions of the Search Tips guide. Before searching for new data, it may be useful to familiarize yourself on currently-held data in your geographical area of interest. We are particularly interested in finding earlier data that what is now on the Protoball site.


===[2] A short [[Research Bibliography for Early Base Ball | bibliography]] by Bill Lyons on selected published work on the evolution of base ball up to 1870 ===
===[B] A short [[Research Bibliography for Early Base Ball | bibliography]] by Bill Lyons on selected published work on the evolution of base ball up to 1870 ===
 
===[C] One-sheet introductions to some less-than-familiar subtopics  ===


===[3] One-sheet introductions to some less-than-familiar subtopics  ===


#[[Old old games | On Finding Early Baserunning Games in New England]]
#[[Old old games | On Finding Early Baserunning Games in New England]]
#[[The Massachusetts Game ]]
#[[The Massachusetts Game ]]
#[[Wicket Ball | The Game of Wicket]]
#[[Wicket Ball | The Game of Wicket]]
#On Female Play (under construction)
# On Female Play, by Donna Halper (under construction)
# [[https://protoball.org/The_Early_Sporting_Press_in_New_England_1.0 | The Sporting Press]] by Donna Halper
 
===[D] [[https://protoball.org/Ethnicity_in_19C_Base_Ball_--_A_General_Introduction_1.0 | Ethnicity in 19C Base Ball -- A General Introduction ]] by Tom Gilbert ===
 
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https://tinyurl.com/ner-towns
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