On Saturday, July 29, at Ely Field in Lambertville, N.J., the boys of summer will return. The boys, and summer, of 1866, that is.
Starting at 11 a.m., a historic recreation baseball game between the Logan Club of Lambertville and the Flemington Neshanock will be played in vintage attire and following 1866 rules. The original match took place 157 years ago.
“Lambertville Historical Society is really excited to be hosting this vintage baseball game. The fact that the game is a reenactment of an actual game that took place in Lambertville in 1866 makes the event truly special,” said Jeff Campbell, LHS president.
“Baseball played a central role in the social and cultural life of Lambertville during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. This game will take us back 157 years, and perhaps remind us that, at least in some ways, the past is not so different from the present,” he added.
The family-friendly event is sponsored by the Lambertville Historical Society with the City of Lambertville. Admission is free but donations to the historical society are welcome.
For information check out LambertvilleHistoricalSociety.org, email info@LambertvilleHistoricalSociety.org or call 609-397-0770.
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