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Mohawk Valley Baseball History Virtual Talk

August 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Gloves Along the Mohawk FlierThe Oneida County History Center will host a virtual talk by Lou Parrotta, the City of Utica Historian, on the history of baseball in the Mohawk Valley, and the local players who made it to the Major Leagues, set for Wednesday, August 12th.

The Mohawk Valley has produced professional baseball players since the late 1800s. Parrotta will base the talk on the book Gloves Along the Mohawk (2012) by Lou Parrott and Scott Fiesthumel.

This free online presentation will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. To view the stream or for more information, visit the Oneida County History Center website. A recording of the presentation will be available on the History Center YouTube channel by August 17th.

Lou Parrotta is a History Teacher at Thomas R. Proctor High School and is the president of the Oneida County Historians Association. He is a past chairman of the board of trustees for the Oneida County History Center and was appointed the City of Utica Historian by former Mayor Timothy J. Julian in 2007. Lou also serves on the Utica Municipal Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners. He has co-authored two books, Forest Hill Cemetery: The Stories Behind the Epitaphs and Gloves Along the Mohawk with Scott Fiesthumel, is the author of several articles on local history, and frequently speaks to local groups on Utica’s long history.

For more information, contact the History Center at (315) 735-3642 or visit their website.

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Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Mohawk Valley, Oneida County History Center, sports, Sports History

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  1. Dave Ennist says

    August 23, 2021 at 8:31 PM

    I’m interested in any information you might have regarding the Oneida Baseball Association that was headquartered in Oneida Castle. I know they held s tournament on Aug 24, 1874. The Association Secretary was a Dr. M. Cavana. One of the teams that participated may have been the Lone Star BB Club of Holland Patent. Lone Star Secretary was a S.T. Kane. Thanks!

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