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Misc. History Links
19th Century History - Home Page - About.com
The History Net
The Inflation Calculator
The Papers of George Washington - Washington's School Exercises:
"Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation"
1890s Links
P. T. Barnum Museum
19th Century Medicine
Making of America
OurTimeLines.com
The Library of Congress/Ameritech - Award-Winning Collection Online
Publishers, Booksellers
Applewood Books
Greystone History
Association
American Historical Association
Local History
Association
American Association for State and Local History
Victoriana and Victorian Period Studies
What is a Gentleman?
The Victorian Gentleman
"Basic Social Rules for Gentlemen"
Victorian Dance Ensemble
Genteel Arts Academy
The Victorian Web
Victorian Studies on the Web
Victorian Studies
Victorian House Plans and Royalty-free Woodcuts
Associations
Victorian Society in America
Interpretation, Living History and Reenacting
Living History Online (This site is not available)
Living History Web Ring (This site is not available)
Living History Banner Exchange for Reenactors
Reenactors World Plus
"Any Place, Any Time" Journal (This site is not available)
Reenactors Page
reenactor.Net
The Curiosity Shop Updated Link
Associations
The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
The Costume Society of America
InterpNET - The National Association for Interpretation (NAI)
Midwest Open Air Museums Coordinating Council
 Books
Past into Present: Effective Techniques for First-Person Historical Interpretation by Stacy F. Roth
Vendors
Reenactor's WebMall
Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc.
Civil War Reenacting and Civil War Studies
The United States Civil War Center
"Baseball and the Civil War" by Harrington E. Crissey
The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
Civil War Interactive
The Civil War Reenactors Home age
Online Symposium on Civil War clothing - About.com
Reenactor Web Ring
Brady's Michigan Sharpshooters
Civil War Navy and Marine Reenactor's Forum
Civil War Reenactor's Forum
Reenactors of the American Civil War
House Midgard's Living History Page
Publishers, Vendors and Sutlers
AzRA Historical Resources
R & K Sutlery
Camp Chase Gazette magazine
The Watchdog Civil War reenacting magazine
The Civil War Mall
Mercury Supply Company - Civil War Sutler
C & D Jarnagin Company
C&C Sutlery
Miss Kimberleigh's Sutlery
Ladies of The Blue & The Grey
Honest Tom's Sutlery
Fall Creek Sutlery , Civil War Reenacting Equipment and Uniforms Sutler
Grand Illusions Clothing Company - Civil War Uniforms and Clothing
Orchard Hill Sutlery
Upper Mississippi Valley Mercantile Co.
Nellie's Niche and Big Bear Trading Co.
Thomas Publications
Caldwell and Company
Association
National Civil War Association
American Civil War Association
North-South Skirmish Association, Inc.
Old West Reenacting
The Gunfigher Zone
Vendors
The American West
Association
American Federation of Old West Reenactors
Old West Living History Foundation
Old West Society of Minnesota
The Single Action Shooting Society
Music
History in Song
Americus Brass Band
Saxton's Cornet Band
The Olde Town Brass
The Development of the Brass Band
The Music of the American Civil War (April, 1861 to May, 1865)
Historic American Sheet Music
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
The Civil War Midi Page
UNC-Chapel Hill Music Library 19th Century American Sheet Music
American Popular Music Before 1900
Songs connected to Lincoln - Lincoln/Net
19th Century Popular Music
OBJECTS
Clothing
"How Important is Accurate Reproduction Clothing?" ALHFAM - Historic Clothing Committee
Books, Articles, and Dissertations on Clothing, 1840-1865
Vintage Sewing Patterns Web Ring
Cathy's Wee Victorian Fashion Page
Dresses and Frock Suits for Boys - Boys' Historical Clothing
Online Symposium on Civil War Clothing - About.com
boys' historical clothing
Vendor - patterns, publishers and raw materials
Lavolta Press
Sewing Central
Rabbit Goody Historic Textiles
Clothing: 19th Century & Civil War. Shamrock Hill Books
Hancock Fabrics
Jo-Ann Fabrics
Past Patterns highly recommended *****
La Mode Bagatelle
Grannd Garb
Vendor - Ready-made clothes
Lavender's Green
Yosa
N. J. Sekela Historic Clothiers
SeamLyne Productions
The Costume Gallery
Premier Clothing Historic Designs
Blanket Brigade
Parasols and cage crinolines
Vendor
Dresden Dry Goods
Canes and walking sticks
Vendor
Ornamental Canes and Walking Sticks
Shoes
Vendor
Lincoln Log Cabin
Fugawee Corporation
Ladies' Bonnets and Hats
Vendor
Stevenson House
 Mens' Hats
Vendor
TP&H Trading Co. highly recommended *****
Clearwater Hats highly recommended ****
Dirty Billy's Hats highly recommended ****
Classy Hats
Mike the Hatter
Key West Madhatter
The Big Top Hat Shop
Leathercraft
Association
The International Internet Leathercrafter's Guild
Vendors
Hanson's Leather
Buckskin Fur and Leather Co.
TandyLeather.com
Woodworking
Vendors
Woodcraft
Woodcraft bat blank
Rockler
Rockler bat blank
Spectacles
Vendors
Replica Eyewear
The Grand Spectacle
Home and Garden
"Civil War-Era Soft Drinks" - Living History Online
Vendors
Amazon Dry Goods
Lehman's
Tobacco
A Capsule History of Tobacco
Vendors
Olde World Fine Clays
Trunks
Vendors
The Trunk Shoppe
U. S. Flag - vexillology
USFlag.org
Early US Flags
Vendors
Herold Flags
Wooden Buckets, Barrels, Kegs and Wash Tubs
Vendors
Beaver Buckets
Numismatic
The History of The United States Penny Online
 Association
The American Numismatic Society
Illustrations and Photographs
Currier and Ives: Printmakers to the American People
Vendors
Philadelphia Print Shop - Antique prints of baseball
Art.com (perform a search on the term "baseball" and you will find many images, including Currier & Ives American National Game of Baseball print for sale)
Corbis.com (this performs a search on the term "baseball" and at last count results in 1142 hits)

The VBBA does not endorse these web resources, organizations, companies or products in any way. If you know of interesting web sites that would be useful to vintage base ball interpretation, let us know.
UPDATE 30 April 2002