August 13, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Price: $10Brian Sheehy, captain of the Essex Base Ball Organization will talk about the Irish and their roles and influences in the growth of baseball in the 19th century.
Members: Free
Non-Members: $10.00
To reserve your spot for this panel please click here; jarrison@7gables.org, or call 978-306-7003.
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Brian Sheehy is a sports historian who has traveled all over the country giving presentations on 19th-century baseball and its connection to American culture. Brian is also the history department coordinator at North Andover High School where he teaches AP European History, Sports of the Past, and Sports in American Culture. He has designed and created professional development for other teachers so that they can incorporate sports-related themes and topics into their everyday history classrooms. Brian is the president of the Essex Base Ball Organization, a nonprofit group that plays base ball as it was played in the 19th century.