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Remembering Private Thomas Hazelett, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Private Thomas Hazelett was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Hazelett was forty-three at the time of his enlistment and was working...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 10, 20201 min read


It’s All Down to Game 7 – the Newark Eagles Versus the New York Black Yankees
We’re back in Ruppert Stadium today for the climactic seventh game of our series between the 1936 Newark Eagles and the 1936 New York...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 10, 20203 min read


Remembering Private Joel Henry Hardin, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Private Joel Henry Hardin was born in Oldham County, Kentucky on December 18, 1838, the son of Warner Hardin and Catherine Ann Hitt. A...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 10, 20201 min read


We’re Back to New York as the New York Black Yankees and the Newark Eagles Meet in Game 6
Today, we’re back in New York’s Ruppert Stadium for Game 6, and it’s a rematch of Game 3 – Roosevelt Davis to the mound for New York in a...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 10, 20203 min read


Remembering Private John Green, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Private John Green was born in Ireland and was a twenty-three-year-old farmer when he enlisted. Green was 5’7 ¾”, with a light...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 10, 20201 min read


New York Black Yankees Meet the Newark Eagles In Game 5 of 1936 Series
We’re back at Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York for Game 5 of our latest Simulated 1936 Negro League Playoff Series. The pitchers...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 10, 20202 min read


More Shakespeare in Louisville
From the Louisville Courier-Journal, November 17, 1899 Miss Kidder in Dual Role Vladimir de Facheammn Great Chopin Recital at Liederkranz...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 3, 20201 min read


Remembering Private Edward Green, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Edward Green was a twenty-nine-year-old carpenter, born in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of Edward James Green and Sarah W. Daughtery....

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 3, 20201 min read


We’re Back at Ruppert Stadium With the Newark Eagles Holding a 2-1 Lead
Today, we’re back at Ruppert Stadium for Game 4 in our latest playoff series. After Newark won the first two games, the New York Black...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 3, 20202 min read


Remembering Private Thomas D. Goodman, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Thomas Goodman was born in South Carolina. Although Goodman told the mustering officer he was eighteen years old when he enlisted,...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 30, 20201 min read


It’s a Must Win for New York as The Black Yankees Visit Newark for Game 3
We’re back for Game 3 of our latest simulated playoff series, and it’s a must-win for the New York Black Yankees as the scene shifts to...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 30, 20203 min read


Remembering Private James Gill, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
James L. Gill was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of Jediah W. Gill and Louisiana A. Dale. He was twenty-three when he enlisted....

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 28, 20201 min read


Game 2: The Newark Eagles Take On the New York Black Yankees as the Simulated 1936 Playoffs Continue
After Newark took Game 1, we’re back at Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York for Game 2 of our latest Simulated 1936 Negro League...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 27, 20202 min read


Crowds of Confused Theater-Goers Wandering Aimlessly Around the Louisville Theater District
From the Louisville Daily Courier, April 9, 1861 (right below an ad: “Wonderful for Hooping Cough”) William Shakespeare can be seen...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20202 min read


Remembering Private Thomas W. Gardner, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Thomas W. Gardner was born in Middlesex County, Virginia around 1835, the son of James and Jannette D. Gardner. He was a bricklayer when...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20201 min read


It’s Newark vs. New York for Game 1 of Our Latest Simulated 1936 Series
Today, we’re at the Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York, home field of the New York Black Yankees, for Game 1 of our next 1936...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20204 min read


Remembering Private Massina Fontaine, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Massina Willard Fontaine was born in Louisville on August 17, 1839, the son of Massina Fontaine Sr. and Malitta Pomeroy. He was a jeweler...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20201 min read


Previewing the Newark Eagles and the New York Black Yankees – the 1936 Playoffs Continue
Shortly, we’ll be beginning the next second round wild card series – the Newark Eagles vs. the New York Black Yankees. The Eagles boast...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20202 min read


Remembering Private Cyrus Finley, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Cyrus Finley was born in Shelby County, Kentucky on October 18, 1828, the son of Andrew Finley and Icyphenia Younger. He married Jane...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20201 min read


The Chicago American Giants vs. the New York Cubans in the Deciding Game of the Wild Card Series
We’ve moved to New York’s Dyckman Oval for Game 3 of the 1936 Wild Card Series, the Chicago American Giants vs. the New York Cubans. The...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20202 min read
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