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The Winter’s Tale in Louisville
Theatre- This evening Mr. and Mrs. Wallack make their last appearance and take a farewell benefit. The play selected for the occasion is...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20201 min read


Remembering Private Henry Clay Fields, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Henry Fields (his Army records drop the final “s”) was born in Tippah County, Mississippi on February 23, 1843, the son of Balaam Duke...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 15, 20201 min read


Back in Chicago for Game 2, as the New York Cubans Take On the Chicago American Giants
Heading into Game 2, Martin Dihigo is sending Chet Brewer to the hill. American Giants’ manager Bingo DeMoss is answering with Norman...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 15, 20203 min read


Remembering Private George W. Field, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
George Field was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, and was a farmer. He was thirty-five years old when he mustered in. Field was 5’9” and...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 15, 20201 min read


Game 1 – The New York Cubans vs. the Chicago American Giants
Today, we’re at American Giants Park in Chicago for Game 1 of the first second round series for our (simulated) 1936 playoffs. Cubans’...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 8, 20203 min read


Remembering Private Noah Elbert, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Noah Elbert was born on November 25, 1838 in either Louisville, Kentucky or Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany (sources differ), the son of...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 7, 20201 min read


Previewing The (Simulated) 1936 Playoffs – New York Cubans vs. Chicago American Giants
Today, we’re previewing the first second round playoff series of our ongoing 1936 Negro League simulated playoffs – Martin Dihigo’s New...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 7, 20202 min read


Wanna See Richard II?
From the Louisville Courier-Journal, April 5, 1896 (interesting that they would print this notice in Louisville in 1896 . . . ) Richard...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 5, 20201 min read


Remembering Milton Edwards, Company A of Fifteenth Kentucky
Milton Edwards was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on September 5, 1842. He was the son of Thomas Duvall Edwards and Sarah Ann Tyler. A...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 4, 20201 min read


It’s a Deciding Game 3 for the Second (Simulated) 1936 Wild Card – Homestead at Newark
Just like in our first series, our two teams in the second wild card series have split the first two games, so we’re heading to a...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 3, 20203 min read


Remembering Robert Henry Edrington, Company A of Fifteenth Kentucky
Robert Edrington, the older brother of Joseph Edrington, was born March 11, 1838, in Franklin County, Kentucky. A farmer, he was 5’11 ½”,...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 3, 20201 min read


Back in Pittsburgh for Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1936 Wild Card – Newark at Homestead
We’re back at Forbes Field this time for Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1936 wild card series, the Newark Eagles versus the Homestead Grays....

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 3, 20203 min read


Remembering Joseph B. Edrington, Company A of Fifteenth Kentucky
Joseph B. Edrington was born in Franklin County, Kentucky on June 22, 1841, the son of Joseph Morris Edrington and Lucy Johnson. A...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 3, 20201 min read


The Simulated 1936 Playoffs Continue – It’s Newark vs. Homestead in Game 1
Today, we’re at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field for Game 1 of our second (Simulated) Negro League Wild Card Series – the Newark Eagles versus...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 3, 20202 min read


This Won’t End Well . . .
From the Louisville Courier-Journal, November 1, 1862 Theatre – Mr. Wilkes Booth will this evening repeat his truly powerful personation...

Kirk Jenkins
Aug 29, 20201 min read


Remembering Private Calvin Duvall, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
My distant cousin Calvin Duvall was born on December 27, 1840 in either Cincinnati or Shelby County, Kentucky – records conflict. He was...

Kirk Jenkins
Aug 28, 20201 min read


It’s Washington at New York for a Decisive Game 3 in our (Simulated) 1936 Negro League Playoff
For the decisive Game 3 of the (simulated) opening 1936 playoff series, our scene has shifted to the New York Cubans’ home park, the...

Kirk Jenkins
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Remembering Private John Driscoll, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
John Driscoll was a thirty-year-old laborer from Ireland. Driscoll was 5’3”, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and light hair. Driscoll...

Kirk Jenkins
Aug 28, 20201 min read


It’s Chet Brewer vs. Schoolboy Griffith in Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1936 Cubans-Elite Giants Series
Today, we’re back at Griffith Stadium for Game 2 of our computer simulation of a 1936 playoff series between the Washington Elite Giants...

Kirk Jenkins
Aug 28, 20203 min read


Remembering Private James Douglass, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
James Douglass was a forty-five-year-old stonecutter at the time of his enlistment. Born in Ireland, he was 5’6 ¼” with a dark...

Kirk Jenkins
Aug 28, 20201 min read
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