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Remembering Private John Michael Moore, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Michael Moore (no, not that one – the other one) was born June 24, 1821 in Boher, County Limerick, Ireland. Moore was 5’4”. According to...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 5, 20201 min read


Shakespeare the Way It Was Meant to Be Played: The 1899 Cleveland Spiders
Today we preview the Louisville Grays’ opponent for this palate-cleanser series before we return to 1936. Meet . . . the 1899 Cleveland...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 5, 20202 min read


Remembering Private William Thomas Milton, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
William Milton was born in Oldham County, Kentucky on October 24, 1841, the son of John S. Milton and Frances Trigg. He was 5’8 ¼”, with...

Kirk Jenkins
Dec 5, 20201 min read


Louisville’s First Major League Baseball Team
Before we embark on the final series of the simulated 1936 Negro League series, we have a brief palate-cleanser series. Meet our first...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Remembering Private James C. Mills, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
James C. Mills was born in Spencer County, Kentucky on September 12, 1839, the son of James Mills and Lucy Harvey. A farmer, Mills was...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 30, 20201 min read


Richard III Comes to Louisville in 1863
Wood’s Theatre, Corner Fourth and Jefferson streets Manager, Geo. Wood . . . Stage Manager, H. B. Phillips. Dress Circle and Parquette 50...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20201 min read


Game 7 – New York at Pittsburgh With the Series on the Line
With the series on the line – 3 games Crawfords, 3 games Black Yankees – both managers have opted for risky moves, bringing back starters...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20204 min read


Remembering Private Dennis McCrystal, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Dennis McCrystal was a thirty-three-year-old shoemaker, born in Ireland; he was 5’6”, with a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair....

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20201 min read


It’s Game 6 and the Crawfords Go For the Knockout in Pittsburgh
Our scene has shifted back to Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh for Game 6 of the second simulated 1936 semifinal series, the New York Black...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20203 min read


Remembering Private John Henry McBride, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
John Henry McBride was born in August 1842 in Franklin County, Kentucky, the son of James Smart McBride and Mildred Edwards. A...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20201 min read


It’s Pittsburgh at New York for Game 5 of the Second Simulated 1936 Semifinal Series
Today we’re back at Municipal Stadium for Game 5 of our latest series, the Pittsburgh Crawfords versus the New York Black Yankees. With...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20202 min read


Remembering Private Isaac McArter, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Isaac McArter was born March 9, 1818 in Adams County, Ohio, the son of Hiram McArter and Catherine Mackey. A farmer, McArter was 5’7 ½”,...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20201 min read


Shakespeare in Lexington Bookstores – by 1811
From the Kentucky Gazette, July 2, 1811 NEW BOOKS Just Received by Johnson & Warner, At their Bookstore Opposite the Branch Bane, Main...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 27, 20201 min read


It’s Game 4 of the Simulated 1936 Semifinal Playoff Series – Pittsburgh at New York
We’re back at Municipal Stadium today for Game 4 of our latest Strat-o-Matic computer simulated playoff game. With the New York Black...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 21, 20203 min read


Remembering Private Anselm Benjamin McAhan, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Anselm Benjamin McAhan was born in Bardstown, Kentucky on April 21, 1844, the son of Felix McAhan and Rosella Aud. He was 5’6 ½”, with a...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 21, 20201 min read


The Scene Shifts for Game 3 of the New York versus Pittsburgh Series
With the series all tied up at a game apiece, today the scene shifts to Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York, the home field of the...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 21, 20202 min read


Remembering Private John Henry Masonheimer, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Private John Henry Masonheimer was a tailor, born in Carroll County, Maryland, the son of Peter Masonheimer and Anna Barbara Rinehart....

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 21, 20201 min read


Back to Greenlee Field for Game 2 of the New York versus Pittsburgh Series
Today we’re back at Pittsburgh’s Greenlee Field for Game 2 of the 1936 Semifinal playoff series, matching the underdog New York Black...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 21, 20204 min read


Remembering Private John Marche, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
John Marche was born in Washington, D.C., and was thirty years old and a painter at the time of his enlistment. He was 5’10”, had a light...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 21, 20201 min read


Much Ado About Nothing Comes to Louisville Just Before the Civil War
From the Louisville Courier-Journal, September 16, 1858 Theater – This evening Shakspeare’s beautiful comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing,”...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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