Historical Society of Baltimore County

presents

History of the Negro Leagues in Maryland

Ray Banks - Negro League Goodwill Ambassador 

Sunday, March 23, from 2 to 3:30 pm

Baseball season is almost upon us! Please join Ray Banks to hear tales of the legendary players from the Negro Leagues who played in Maryland. Elmira Thornton will speak about the women who played in the Negro Leagues. Their presentation will also feature artifacts, pictures, and video clips from the Hubert V. Simmons, Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball in Owings Mills.

Ray met Mrs. Geraldine Day, widow of Hall of Fame Negro League Player Leon Day, in 1996. With her help, he became the Negro League Goodwill Ambassador and has served in that role ever since. Together with Audrey and Bert Simmons, who played in the Negro League for the Baltimore Elite Giants, Ray co-founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum of Maryland in 2008. Mr. Simmons passed away in 2009. In 2014, the museum relocated to the Baltimore County Public Library in Owings Mills and was renamed in his honor.

Ray Banks has been enthusiastic about baseball since childhood. He played baseball in high school at Dunbar in 1964 & 65. After high school, he played un-limited baseball in Baltimore City and County. After leaving leaving baseball he starting playing Double A Fast Pitch Softball. From fast pitch softball, at the age of 60, he started playing Senior Slow Pitch Softball.

Part of our Speaker Series. Admission: FREE to HSBC members; Non-members $11.99, Registration required.

As a nonprofit we certainly appreciate any support you offer by joining as a member or making a donation. You can do this below if you choose.

Location: HSBC Almshouse, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Cockeysville, MD 21030

Questions? Please contact us at [email protected]

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General Admission

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$11.00
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HSBC is a registered non-profit* and we welcome donations - any amount helps! Donations are one of our major sources of income and help us maintain our collections and programs. To learn more about the work that donations support at HSBC, please visit www.hsobc.org.

*The Baltimore County Historical Society (d.b.a. Historical Society of Baltimore County) is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is a qualified organization for contribution purposes.

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Membership

  • Membership - Individual

    Membership - Individual

    Join HSBC now and enjoy free admission to this and other Sunday Speaker Series presentations, plus receive all of our other membership benefits, including:

    -Free unlimited admission to our library/research center
    -Free or discounted admission to Society-sponsored events, exhibits, and lectures
    -New issues of our public history journal, History Trails, and bi-monthly newsletter delivered to your home
    -Free access to downloadable copies of all past issues of History Trails since 1966
    -Discounts on staff-conducted research
    -Knowing you support the only organization that preserves and promotes Baltimore County history in its entirety!

    We offer additional membership levels and joint discounted memberships in the Maryland Historical Society. Please visit www.hsobc.org/membership/ to learn about the full range of membership options.

    Memberships are for one calendar year from the date of purchase.

    $40.00 ea.
  • Membership - Household

    Membership - Household

    Join HSBC now and enjoy free admission to this and other Sunday Speaker Series presentations, plus receive all of our other membership benefits listed above, for up to two adults and two children.

    We offer additional membership levels and joint discounted memberships in the Maryland Historical Society. Please visit www.hsobc.org/membership/ to learn about the full range of membership options.

    Memberships are for one calendar year from the date of purchase.

    $60.00 ea.
  • Membership - History Lover's

    Membership - History Lover's

    Membership - History Lover's

    History Lover’s Individual Memberships include all of the above basic benefits plus access to the Greater Baltimore History Alliance and provides two free admissions to Alliance institutions.

    We offer additional membership levels and joint discounted memberships in the Maryland Historical Society. Please visit www.hsobc.org/membership/ to learn about the full range of membership options.

    Memberships are for one calendar year from the date of purchase.

    $120.00 ea.
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