2026 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
The 17th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference was held on April 24-25, 2026, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
The 2026 conference was highlighted by a keynote address from author Bruce Allardice, along with a panel discussion on the evolution of early playing fields with Irwin Chusid, Thomas Gilbert, Jonathan Popovich, and moderator Bill Ryczek; a 19th-century artifact session with Robert Mayer, Tom Shieber, and Jonathan Popovich; a Member Spotlight interview of Herm Krabbenhoft by Dave Newman; plus research presentations.
Click here to view a photo gallery from the 2026 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):
Bruce Allardice keynote speech
Member Spotlight Interview: Herm Krabbenhoft
The Evolution of Early Playing Fields Panel
Artifact Session: Jon Popovich, Robert Mayer, Tom Shieber
Jeffrey Orens, "Sports the Wright Way: The First Family of American Sports"
Thomas Gilbert, "When Joe Leggett Legged It"
Irwin Chusid, "Joe Start: Unheralded Superstar"
Keynote Speakers
- 2026: Bruce Allardice
- 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
