Let’s Talk Baseball Fundraiser April 29, 2018 1pm – 4pm Location: BAYOU RESTAURANT 927 Pulaski Highway View Map Adults: $40 Children (under 12): $20 CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS via EVENTBRITE A fundraiser buffet luncheon, baseball exhibit, and silent
1950s Port Deposit Black Sox included Ernest Burke
Field of Dreams in segregated America By Erika Quesenbery Sturgill for the Cecil Whig’s Our Cecil Thomas Fields, Sr., loved baseball. Dearly. But being a black man born in the small town of Havre de Grace (some records say Port
Negro Leagues Historian Ray Banks
Ray Banks- Negro League Ambassador There are many wonderful individuals supporting the efforts to erect a statue to honor Negro League Player and Humanitarian Ernest Burke here in Havre de Grace. But we are definitely privileged to have Ray Banks
Tony Pagnotti meets the crowd!
Our Ernest Burke Statue Committee Sends a Shout-Out to Tony Peter Brooks was thoughtful enough to take a short video of Tony Pagnotti meeting the crowds of Havre de Grace at our Independence Celebration Parade! And a crowd it was! Tony
Negro League Baseball History Links
We connected with The Historical Negro League Baseball Site, a closed group on Facebook. Thanks to Will Clark in this group, we found this amazing link to more information: The Negro Baseball Leagues and the Baltimore Elite Giants An excerpt