Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
The 16th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference was held on April 25-26, 2025, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
The 2025 conference was highlighted by a keynote address from author Richard Hershberger, along with a panel discussion on the National Association with Alan Cohen, Bob Tiemann, Bob Tholkes, and moderator Bill Ryczek; a 19th-century artifact session with Robert Mayer, Gary Passamonte, and Jonathan Popovich; a Member Spotlight interview of Andrew North by Dave Newman; plus research presentations.
Click here to view a photo gallery from the 2025 conference at Flickr.com, courtesy of Dixie Tourangeau:
Click on a link below to watch video replays from selected sessions (or click here for a YouTube playlist):
Richard Hershberger keynote speech
Member Spotlight Interview: Andrew North
Artifact Session: Jon Popovich, Gary Passamonte, Robert Mayer
Bruce Allardice, "Chicago’s First Champs: 1870 White Stockings"
Jeffrey Orens, "Baseball’s First Superstar Scribes"
Thomas Gilbert, "Jim Creighton"
Keynote Speakers
- 2025: Richard Hershberger
- 2024: Michael Haupert
- 2023: Jonathan Popovich
- 2022: Thomas Gilbert
- 2021: John Thorn
- 2020: No conference held
- 2019: Joanne Hulbert
- 2018: Don Jensen
- 2017: William F. Lamb
- 2016: William Humber
- 2015: Jerrold Casway
- 2014: Dorothy Seymour Mills
- 2013: Tom Shieber
- 2012: William Ryczek
- 2011: David Block
- 2010: Peter Morris
- 2009: John Thorn
