National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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Join the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum this Tuesday for a free Virtual Voices of the Game event with Kat Williams, author, professor and CEO of the International Women’s Baseball Center. Register for free here: https://ow.ly/Ffaf50Vncf0

Earlier this week, we welcomed young learners from Delaware Primary School to Cooperstown. More than 2,500 students and teachers have enjoyed Hall of Fame field trips as part of the Museum’s Black Baseball Initiative, made possible by the support of the Yawkey Foundation and NBT Bank.

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As part of our celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth in March, a new display entitled “From Dreams to Reality” has been added to the Museum’s Diamond Dreams exhibit, showcasing the groundbreaking achievements of women in baseball in the last two decades. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTYMzEd9

The connection between the United States and Japan has never been stronger, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is partnering with several historic institutions in Japan to showcase that bond at the game’s spiritual home in Cooperstown. “We are thrilled and honored to have partnered with the Baseball Hall of Fame in Tokyo and numerous other individuals and museums both in the United States and Japan in order to bring unique and rarely seen artifacts to Cooperstown for this special exhibition,” said RJ Lara, lead curator on Yakyu | Baseball. “Keio University, Waseda University, the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium have also been especially generous with their time and knowledge. The result will be a one-of-a-kind experience for baseball fans on both sides of the Pacific.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/emiS8rGc

In celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has developed a new school resource kit focusing on women in baseball.   Each kit includes all materials necessary to complete three activities:   • Profiling a woman from the late 1800s or early 1900s; • Primary source document analysis; • Researching and creating a commemorative stamp for women who have played professionally since the 1990s.   Available at no cost to public schools while supplies last, each kit contains books, facsimile objects from the Hall of Fame Archives and Collections, school supplies, printed materials, lesson plans, virtual resources and a 3D reproduction of an artifact.    Read more: https://lnkd.in/eiNZg_74

Available April 29 through Ten Speed Press, “Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America” celebrates some of baseball’s greatest players and their remarkable contributions to the game we know and love today. Written by award-winning author Gerald Early in collaboration with the Museum and featuring a foreword by Hall of Famer David Winfield, this authoritative exploration traces the history of Black Americans from baseball's emergence after the Civil War to the Negro Leagues and Jackie Robinson’s historic debut up to today’s game. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eKAexVyH

For those keeping score at home, women have been involved in baseball since the sport’s earliest days. #WomensHistoryMonth » https://lnkd.in/dJQB6pcv

Our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth concludes with Class of 2025 inductee Dick Allen.