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“I think there are only three things America will be known for 2,000 years from now . . .  the Constitution, jazz music, and baseball.” - Gerald Early, writer

Did you know baseball has played a major role throughout American history? Indulge your love of the sport and learn more about baseball’s history at the library. Visit in person or search the catalog to get started.

Baseball in Goffstown, early 1900s

Photos from the Goffstown Historical Society.

For More Information

• Library of Congress, Baseball Americana
• Library of Congress, The World Series 1903
• National Archives - explore records related to everything from racial integration in baseball to patents that have improved the game.
• National Baseball Hall of Fame
• NewsBank - for reliable news sources covering sports. Search through full-text U.S. newspapers, including the Union Leader, the NH Sunday News (since 1989), and the Concord Monitor (since 2002).

1903 Boston, American League baseball grounds, players and bleachers (Library of Congress)

#bookfacefriday on the library's Instagram page. See I Got It! by David Wiesner in the catalog.