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The Texas Frontier Heritage & Cultural Center™ presents:
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Bob Bluthardt is your host for a fascinating look at the origins of the American sport of baseball. Think it was invented by Abner Doubleday? Think again! Bob will look at social clubs and teams and leagues, the first owners (and there were some real pips!), the development of the rules, the “invention” of the baseball park, and baseball’s relationship with the press and society — during its formative years from 1850 to 1900.
Bob Bluthardt is the Director of Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo. In addition to his extensive academic credentials and experience in museum education, he is an enthusiastic traveler throughout Texas and an avid baseball fan.
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Vintage base ball (two words, not one) at the Village
Click on the picture (and wait a minute for it to load) to see the action!
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
11:00 AM-12:30 PM in the R. Lee and Ann Rode Gallery
Print this page and bring it with you to receive free admission to the lecture
for you and your family.
Admission: Free to members!
Non-members: $7 (includes all day admission to the Village
and free use of a sound wand for the day)
For more information, call: (325) 572-3365
ONE OF MANY LOCAL EVENTS OF
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Our ongoing Chautauqua Learning Series is based on the Chautauqua movement
which spread throughout the rural United States in the late 19th and early
20th centuries. It provided educational lectures and entertainment for
average Americans before the advent of mass media like radio and television.
The Texas Frontier Heritage & Cultural Center™ is proud to continue the
spirit of that tradition in the unique setting of the Buffalo Gap Historic
Village.
The Grady McWhiney Research Foundation would like to say Thank You to our
honored supporters for helping us make the Chautauqua experience available
to our community: The Dian Graves Owen Foundation, Judd White ~ CBS Insurance
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