Museum hosts panel of All-American Girls professional baseball players

The North Berrien Historical Museum invites the public to join us in welcoming a group of former players from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). From 1943-54 the All-American Girls League traveled women’s baseball teams throughout the Midwest, and was highlighted in the 1993 movie A League of Their Own. Three former players from Michigan will join us for a panel discussion at the museum on Tuesday, September 20 at 7:00pm.

Panelist Doris Cook

A 10-minute DVD will be shown featuring historic footage of the AAGPBL, then the league veterans will each present a brief personal account of their experiences and take questions. Two former players for the Grand Rapids Chicks will attend including Rosemary Stevenson and Dolly Niemiec Konwinski, who also played for the Battle Creek Belles. The third panelist Doris Cook played for the Springfield Sallies and the Kalamazoo Lassies before being loaned to the South Bend Blue Sox. There is no charge to attend the panel discussion, and refreshments will follow.

The current exhibit Women in Baseball: Bloomer Girls of Berrien County & Beyond will be on display through November 11. For more information, contact the North Berrien Historical Museum at (269) 468-3330.