Kelleys Island History Blog

In an earlier Blog post we noted that our opening day was June 26, 2010. So why does the cornerstone of the building say 2005? The Kelleys Island Historical Assoc. was formed in 1980. It was obvious that we needed a museum so we cleared out the stone church and move some of our more interesting items in. This was a tight fit since one-half of the space was also our gift shop. Back in those days, our logo was our letterhead. Not the best quality but it did the job. We didn’t even put our address on our letters! Next came our brochure. We still featured the church since that was the cornerstone of our organization, but we were looking to the future. This was the first step in raising funds for the new museum. " What's past is prologue " is a quotation from the play  The Tempest by William Shakespeare. The phrase was originally used to suggest that all that has happened before that time, the "past," has led what someone was about to do: commit or make another choi...

  BASE BALL RULES OF 1860 It was noted that the old rules of base ball were quite different than today’s rules, but many of the Customs remained the same. These Rules and Customs came from the Rules and Regulations of the Game of Base Ball Adopted by the National Association of Base-Ball Players March 14, 1860: The ball is pitched underhanded from anywhere behind the pitcher's line. The batsman must stand on or straddle a line through home plate. The pitcher must deliver the ball as requested by the batsman, who holds out the bat to indicate where the ball is to be sent. Pitches are not judged as balls or strikes, but the umpire may call a strike if the batsman persists in not swinging at well-pitched balls. The ball is judged fair or foul according to where it first touches the ground (people, structures, and trees don't count as the ground). Articles of clothing such as a hat or mittens may not be used to catch a ball. An out is declared if: A hit ball is caught on the fly ...