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Private Orville Branham was born in Union County, Kentucky. He was a twenty-year-old farmer at the time of his enlistment. Branham was...

We’re back in Pittsburgh with the (Simulated) 1902 World Series all tied up at 3 games apiece for the deciding Game 7. Athletics’ manager...

From the Paducah Sun, October 10, 1907 Night Prices Antony and Cleopatra Prices First 12 rows orchestra $1.50 Balance orchestra $1.00...

Lewis Bennett was born in Utica, New York, and was twenty-three when he joined Company A. A blacksmith, Bennett was 5’7 ½” with a light...

We’re having a rainy day in Pittsburgh, so we may or may not get in Game 6. For the Athletics, aiming to tie up the Series at 3 apiece,...

Alfred Baskett was born in December 1837, the son of John Baskett and Sarah Allen Miller. He was born in Shelby County, Kentucky. A...

We’re back in Columbia Park this afternoon for Game 5 of the 1902 (Simulated) World Series. Philadelphia manager Connie Mack has sent...

James Albin was born on July 31, 1834 in Winchester County, Virginia, the son of Robert Albin and Elizabeth Carter. A cabinetmaker, he...

And welcome to a beautiful (simulated) October afternoon in Philadelphia. We’re at Columbia Park for Game 4 of the 1902 World Series....

From The Paducah Sun, October 10, 1907 Matinee Prices Merchant of Venice First 12 rows orchestra $1.00 Balance orchestra 75c Balcony 50c...

Samuel Albert was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Albert Sr. and Mary C. Shivley. Nineteen at the start of the war,...

For Game 3, with the (Simulated) 1902 World Series all tied up, our scene has shifted to Philadelphia’s Columbia Park. Today, injured...

Vincent Harris was born in Shelby County, Kentucky and was working as a teamster before the war. Forty-three years old at the outset, he...

We’re back in Pittsburgh for Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1902 World Series. Fred Clarke is sending Deacon Phillippe to the mound for the...

Richard Thomas Whitaker was born around 1826 in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of James Sullivan Whitaker and Phebe Harvey Chiles and...

It’s a sunny October afternoon in Pittsburgh as we get ready for Game 1 of the (Simulated) 1902 World Series. On the mound we’ll have...

From the Louisville Daily Courier, June 25, 1846 Louisville Theatre Corner of Green and Fourth Streets Jas. W. Bates, Proprietor and...

Henry Sparks was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 1839, the son of Jonas Sparks and Paulina Postlethwaite. A farmer, Sparks was 5’9 ½”,...

It’s Game Three at St. Louis’ Sportsmen’s Park for the Simulated 1902 ALCS. With the Browns on the brink of elimination, they’ll send...

Henry Shindler was born in Shelby County, Kentucky around 1841, the son of John Shindler and Mary F. Campbell. A farmer, he was 5’6”,...