Keywords: ball players
Item 100745
Biddeford Pool ball players, Biddeford, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Mr. Hartwell Blanchard through McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Pool Media: Postcard
Item 7332
Skowhegan Base Ball Club, season of 1887-88, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1888 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Special Events
"These pros were usually pitchers or big hitters and would be offered a regular summer job in the town as well as money to play on the ball team."
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3
"One of the Pirates players, Ronny Hersey, had broken his leg in the first half. Both he and Coach Stearns didn’t even think he had broken his leg."
Story
Charles "Chuck" Tsomides: devoted to family and local sports
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A life influenced by Greek ancestry, love of music and appreciation for local community sports
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
