2015 – Baseball & American Identity

By Jake Fernung It is now Sunday and we are all back from Cooperstown. The trip is officially over. Wednesday through Saturday many memories were shared, and being able to visit Baseball’s […]

Read More - Post Trip Reflection: Visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame

By Tony Eley What an amazing experience! The trip to Cooperstown as part of the Baseball and American Identity Freshman Tutorial was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my college career […]

Read More - Post Trip Reflection on visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame

By Kevin O’Donnell The city of Cooperstown is a lot different than one might expect when they first hear that the Baseball Hall of Fame is there. I always expected it to […]

Read More - The Village of Cooperstown: Baseball with a View

By Clayton Corey ‘19 Today I and some classmates walked down the main street of Cooperstown and looked through shops and restaurants. It is a very nice town. It definitely has a […]

Read More - Village of Cooperstown

By Ryan Reeder ‘19 Today was a cold and rainy day in Cooperstown, which was our second day visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame. As soon as we arrived Stephanie Hazzard, Director […]

Read More - Hall of Fame Immersion Recap Day 2

By Alex Rudicel ‘19 Our meeting with Mr. Erik Strohl, the Hall of Fame’s Vice President of Exhibitions and Collections, was very enlightening. We began by discussing the type of stuff we […]

Read More - Meeting Erik Strohl

By Andrew Tandy ‘19 Visiting the archives today was an eye opening experience that allowed me to look into the lives of sports historians, curious fans, and students like myself. I was […]

Read More - Researching Oscar Charleston

By Justin Woodard ‘19 The most fabled room in the Baseball Hall of Fame is the plaque room, which marks enshrinement of all the great legends of baseball history. It is the […]

Read More - Hall of Fame Plaque Room: Preserving Excellence

By Jared Wolfe Our day started with a slow walk through the downtown area of the small town of Cooperstown in the crisp autumn air. After we reached the Hall of Fame […]

Read More - Recapping Day 1 at the Hall of Fame

By Nick Etter   The tour of the Archives and Collection Department was interesting to say the least.  Head Librarian Bill Gates was able to pull five different artifacts from the Archives […]

Read More - The Incredible Mr. Gates

By Ian Ward Today, through the Baseball and American Identity Immersion trip, I was able to use exclusive Baseball Hall of Fame Library Archival Documents. This use of documents coincides with a […]

Read More - Researching in the Archives

By Bryce Bridgewater             In our first visit to the Hall of Fame we encountered many fascinating pieces of baseball history. I think the most interesting and captivating part of the day […]

Read More - When Babe Ruth was Sold to the Yankees