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Timon of Athens Comes to Lexington (Sort Of)
From the Lexington Herald-Leader, April 14, 1907 Friday the Shakespeare class will meet at the Woman’s Club. The program is in charge of...

Kirk Jenkins
May 31, 20211 min read


Game 2 – Can the Grays Even Things Up Against the Monarchs?
With the Monarchs off to a one game lead in the Series (just like the real world, where they won Game 1 by an 8-0 score), we’re back at...

Kirk Jenkins
May 31, 20213 min read


Remembering Private William H. Pemberton, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
William H. Pemberton was born March 1, 1842 in Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of John Vaughan Pemberton and Frances...

Kirk Jenkins
May 27, 20211 min read


Game 1 of the (Simulated) 1942 Negro League World Series – Kansas City Monarchs vs. Homestead Grays
Today we’re at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. for Game 1 of the (Simulated) 1942 Negro League World Series, matching the champions...

Kirk Jenkins
May 27, 20213 min read


Remembering Private Addison Aaron Parker, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Addison Aaron Parker was born March 12, 1830 in Woodford County, Kentucky. He married Susan R. Whitaker in Shelby County on December 2,...

Kirk Jenkins
May 25, 20211 min read


It’s Game 7: the 1899 Cleveland Spiders Vs. the 1876 Louisville Grays
Today we’ve arrived at Game 7 of our simulated series between the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, the consensus choice for the worst major league...

Kirk Jenkins
May 24, 20214 min read


Remembering Private William O’Shaughnessy, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
William O’Shaughnessy was a thirty-year-old shoemaker, born in Ireland. O’Shaughnessy was 5’8 ½”, with a light complexion, gray eyes and...

Kirk Jenkins
May 23, 20211 min read


Can the Grays Wrap Things Up in Game 6?
Today, we’re back in Louisville for Game 6 of our (Simulated) Series between Cleveland and Louisville. Louisville leads the series three...

Kirk Jenkins
Apr 14, 20213 min read


Remembering Private William O’Mullane, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
William O’Mullane was a twenty-two-year-old farmer, born in Ireland. O’Mullane was 5’10”, with a light complexion, gray eyes and light...

Kirk Jenkins
Apr 14, 20211 min read


It’s the Much-Delayed Game 5 – the 1876 Louisville Grays vs. the 1899 Cleveland Spiders
At last, we’re back in Cleveland for Game 5 of the series, with things all tied up at four games apiece. Jim Clinton will be starting for...

Kirk Jenkins
Apr 14, 20212 min read


Remembering Private Christopher C. Newman, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Christopher Newman was born in Henderson County, Tennessee, and was a twenty-year-old clerk when he joined Company A. Newman was 5’7”,...

Kirk Jenkins
Apr 11, 20211 min read


Remembering Private Thomas W. Myles, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Thomas Myles was born in Shelby County, Kentucky on June 14, 1837, the son of Stephen Hanna Myles and Salinda Wells. Myles was 5’8 ¾”,...

Kirk Jenkins
Mar 28, 20211 min read


Nothing Spruces Up a Political Commentary Like an Obscure Sub-Reference: Louisville, 1864
From the Louisville Courier-Journal, January 12, 1864 The country will be apt to conclude that the Secretary of War looks upon a promise...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 19, 20201 min read


Can the Grays Even the Series? Game 4 From Cleveland
With the Grays currently looking at an embarrassing two games to one deficit, we’re back in Cleveland for Game 4 of our simulated series....

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 19, 20202 min read


Remembering Augustus Russell Mullen, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Gus Mullen was born in 1842 in Shelby County, Kentucky and was the son of Augustus Mullen Sr. and Malvenia Adelaide Russell. Mullen was...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 19, 20201 min read


It’s Off to League Park in Cleveland for Game 3
Today in our series, the scene shifts to Cleveland for Game 3 of our series between the 1876 Louisville Grays, the first major league...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 19, 20203 min read


Remembering James D. Moyers, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
James D. Moyers was born in 1841 in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of James and Jannette Moyers. Moyers was 5’8 ½”, with a light...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 19, 20201 min read


Cleveland versus Louisville in Game 2
Today we’re back at the Louisville Baseball Park for Game 2 of our series between Louisville’s first major league baseball team, the 1876...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 19, 20203 min read


Remembering William Morgan, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
William Morgan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. A twenty-two-year-old painter when he enlisted, Morgan was 5’6 ¼”, with a dark...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 19, 20201 min read


Macbeth in Lexington - 1818
From The Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, Kentucky), September 4, 1818 Theatre. This evening, Sept. 4, will be performed Shakespeare’s grand...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 5, 20201 min read
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