OLLI at SBU Lecture Series presents: Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 12:00pm

NATIONAL BASEBALL

HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM

by Bruce Markusen, Manager of Digital & Outreach Learning

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Virtual via Zoom

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

(during the Business of Sports Workshop- see zoom info below)

Topic to be discussed:

How the Baseball Hall of Fame Works

The presentation will feature an in-depth virtual tour of the Museum, an examination of how artifacts are obtained and processed, and an explanation of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s rules for election. Members will learn about such themed exhibits on African-American, Latino, and women’s history, and the process by which World Series artifacts come to Cooperstown.

This speaker was referred by OLLI at SBU Workshop Leader:

Jeff Hollander

BRUCE MARKUSEN

Bruce Markusen has worked in the Hall of Fame's Education Department since 2013. He is the manager of digital and outreach learning at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Markusen coordinates all of the Museum's virtual field trips. He has also written seven books on baseball.

NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM

The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, NY. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the US and displays baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, honoring those who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". Cooperstown is often used as shorthand for the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum.