The city of Chicago has a great attachment to the game of baseball. The two topics have a history that is intertwined. Join Dr. Kevin Kaufmann on Saturday, June 6, at 2:00 p.m. for an hour to hear about some of the highlights and lowlights of Chicago Baseball History. Register here.

From the beginnings of Chicago’s first professional baseball team in the 1870s until the present day, baseball has been a part of the fabric of the city. Nestled in neighborhoods and presented on an international stage, the teams and events, both famous and infamous, make baseball one of the most fascinating and entertaining parts of Chicago history.

Kevin Kaufmann

Kevin Kaufmann is a staff member and part-time instructor at Loyola University Chicago. He also received his Ph. D from Loyola in 2011. He focuses on United States history, especially focusing on the cultural history of the US. He taught the History of Baseball at the Newberry Library and currently teaches a course focusing on the history of medicine and science in the United States. He lives in Rogers Park. 

This virtual program will be hosted on Zoom and will be recorded. To receive the Zoom link, please register at info@foelchicago.org.

Presented by Friends of the Edgewater Library in partnership with the Edgewater Branch Library.

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