In case you don’t know, I am a big fan of the Minnesota Twins. Thanks, Dad, for taking me to Twins games when the Twins arrived in Minnesota. In 1987, I attended three World Series games here at the old Metrodome. I am a big fan of my birth and home city, Saint Paul, Minnesota. […]
I am looking forward to April. April 2 and April 9 to be exact. Two and three weeks from today. April 2dThis is the day the 1940 U.S. decennial census is open for research. Not only does it open on Monday, April 2d, but it will be online and free. I mentioned this earlier but […]
I grew up as one of three sisters with no surviving brothers. My Dad was a baseball fan and he took his daughters to baseball games. I remember outdoor baseball at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Some of those players I watched are now in the National Baseball Hall of Fame […]
An October 31st article in the online Globe & Mail out of Toronto told the story of a woman who brought some exciting photographs to a meeting of baseball researchers. These photos included teams from the U.S. and some are rare images. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071031.BCHAWTHORN31/TPStory/National%3E
Twenty years ago this week I sat in the stands at the Metrodome in Minneapolis and watched the Minnesota Twins win the World Series. The Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. In that twenty years, I have met some wonderful friends in St. Louis, but that win was so exciting that […]