The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host its popular evening of 1860s vintage base ball at 6:00 pm on Saturday, July 25, 2015, on the national park’s historic Parade Ground.
This event is a fun, free, and fantastic opportunity to travel back in time to 1867 to experience “base ball” (then two words) at its infancy, with costumed players and supporters, a brass band concert, and a mountain howitzer firing to start the game.
This living history demonstration will feature base ball played according to the rules in place in 1867. Costumed staff and volunteers will help visitors step back in history by portraying two of the Pacific Northwest’s earliest baseball teams: the Sherman Base Ball Club, consisting of soldiers from the Army’s Fort Vancouver, and the Occidental Base Ball Club of Vancouver.
Along with the costumed players will be well-dressed “cranks” (baseball fans from 1867), and music between innings provided by Dr. Jim Rourk and the Vancouver Community Concert Band. Based on last year’s successful experiment, a play-by-play will be provided over loudspeakers during the match game from the scorer’s table, blending modern communication technology with nineteenth century terminology, historical tidbits and phrases, and explanation of on-the-field action.
Visitors are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and personal food and beverages. Food will not be available for purchase at this event, and the adjacent Grant House Restaurant will be hosting private events and unavailable for event participants.
The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host its popular evening of 1860s vintage base ball at 6:00 pm on Saturday, July 25, 2015, on the national park’s historic Parade Ground.
This event is a fun, free, and fantastic opportunity to travel back in time to 1867 to experience “base ball” (then two words) at its infancy, with costumed players and supporters, a brass band concert, and a mountain howitzer firing to start the game.
This living history demonstration will feature base ball played according to the rules in place in 1867. Costumed staff and volunteers will help visitors step back in history by portraying two of the Pacific Northwest’s earliest baseball teams: the Sherman Base Ball Club, consisting of soldiers from the Army’s Fort Vancouver, and the Occidental Base Ball Club of Vancouver.
Along with the costumed players will be well-dressed “cranks” (baseball fans from 1867), and music between innings provided by Dr. Jim Rourk and the Vancouver Community Concert Band. Based on last year’s successful experiment, a play-by-play will be provided over loudspeakers during the match game from the scorer’s table, blending modern communication technology with nineteenth century terminology, historical tidbits and phrases, and explanation of on-the-field action.
Visitors are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and personal food and beverages. Food will not be available for purchase at this event, and the adjacent Grant House Restaurant will be hosting private events and unavailable for event participants.
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