A Tribute to the Grand Old Game w/ Charles DeMotte

When
Fri, April 12, 2024
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

A Tribute to the Grand Old Game

An early history of baseball in Ithaca

WHEN: Friday April 12th 5:30-6:30pm

WHERE: CAP ArtSpace in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850.

PRESENTERS: Charles DeMotte

About

Join us on Friday, April 12th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm for A Tribute to the Grand Old Game, and then stick around if you're interested in joining Ithaca's first Vintage Baseball team!

Charles DeMotte has a long-standing interest in the history of baseball and has written on local baseball as well as producing several books on baseball subjects. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1977 and his Master’s degree from The University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1970. Dr. DeMotte was born in Ithaca, NY and currently lives in nearby Freeville, NY.

Celebrate the beginning of the baseball season learning about the earliest baseball history in Ithaca. Join Charles DeMotte and The History Center in Tompkins County

Tompkins County has a rich baseball history. Dating from the 1860s, when the first recorded games were played, baseball was the favorite local game played at all levels of society. Charles DeMotte’s talk will focus on the early years of baseball in Ithaca and the county up through the WWI. At that time, baseball was truly the national pastime and fit into a pattern of life that is now lost.

This event is brought to you through our current exhibit 'A Sporting Chance: On and Off the Field'. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/sporting-chance. On display February-December 2024

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

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Ithaca's Own Vintage Baseball Team

The History Center in Tompkins County hosted a vintage baseball showcase in the summer of 2022, welcoming the Bovina Dairymen and the Delhi Polecats to Taughannock park for an 1864 and 1892 baseball game. This year, we're excited to welcome back the Bovina Dairymen to compete against a team of Ithaca's finest vintage ball players.

We're actively recruiting community members (no experience necessary!) to fill out our vintage team for Saturday, August 17th at Taughannock Park. This promises to be an exciting living history athletic endeavor - we need you to stand up for Ithaca!

COVID-19 POLICY - The History Center will follow the most up to date guidance from the Tompkins County Health Department. Our organization is a mask friendly space and encourage visitors to practice what is most comfortable to them regarding mask wearing. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/health. The event space can hold up to 45 people. There is no current plan to offer a virtual option for this program.

The History Center in Tompkins County's current exhibit and programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event will take place in the traditional and contemporary lands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ Nation (Cayuga), one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/land-acknowledgement.