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In the News (Fri 27 Nov 09)

  
  HartfordDarkBlues
Hartford came to know Bob Ferguson in 1875 when he signed a contract to manage and play third base for the city's entry in the National Association (1871-1875), America's first professional baseball league.
As Hartford departed on a long western tour, the Cincinnati debacle was a distant memory.
He was elected mayor of Hartford, served four years as a controversial governor of Connecticut, and was a U.S. senator from 1905 to 1911.
www.ctheritage.org /encyclopedia/HRJ/HartfordDarkBlues.htm   (3176 words)

  
 Hartford Dark Blues - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hartford Dark Blues were a 19th century baseball team.
Playing at the Hartford Ball Club Grounds, in 1876 they joined the National League as a charter member.
The team left Hartford and moved to Brooklyn, New York for the 1877 season to become the Brooklyn Hartfords.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hartford_Dark_Blues   (269 words)

  
 Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
From the insurance companies of Hartford, the brass mills of Waterbury, and the hardware factories of New Britain, workers have washed away their daily toil with sports.
Hartford was represented by the West Siders, a similar collection of local players.
With rain falling, the 1925 Hartford Blues debued on November 8 by beating the Rochester Jeffs, 8-6, in a rematch.
www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=hartfrd1   (2087 words)

  
 HPL
Blues 101, a concert and slide show that traces the history of the blues, will be held Thursday, July 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Stevens was a semi-finalist in the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis TN.
Blues 101 is free and open to the public, for more information, call 860/695-6324.
www.hartford.gov /news/pressreleases/prlib62303.htm   (337 words)

  
 The Best of Hartford 1999 - Hartford: City of the Happy Hooker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hartford may be struggling to become the home of the New England Patriots, but we could have been a baseball mecca.
In 1844, this Hartford native discovered that nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, could be used as an anesthetic.
And it was in Hartford that George Washington forged an alliance with the French against the British.
old.hartfordadvocate.com /bestof99/feature2.html   (2137 words)

  
 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Collectors Wallace Branch and Denise L. Smith, who together are known as the Black Historians, organized this exhibit for the purpose of engaging and educating the viewer on some of the more celebratory aspects of African American history, culture and lifestyle.
Free, on the terrace of the Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, (860) 695-6295.
July 10, 6:30–8:00 p.m., Dan Stevens, Blues 101: commentary, concert and slide show that traces the history and development of blues from its roots in African American culture and tradition all the way to the popular styles of today’s modern artists.
www.hartford.gov /news/pressreleases/prlib52003.htm   (686 words)

  
 East Bay Newspapers •   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Bristol Blues maintained their undefeated New England Vintage Base Ball League record when they took both games of a doubleheader from the host Hartford Dark Blues recently.
Game two remained a close contest throughout until the Blues scored seven runs in their last two at bats to earn an 11-5 triumph.
With the Blues clinging to a narrow lead and with runners perched at second and third, the Hartford striker hit the ball on a line over Walton's head in left field.
www.eastbayri.com /print/286620888387911.php   (397 words)

  
 The Bulkeley Bridge
It's the oldest river crossing in the Hartford area, and is preceded by an older bridge that burned down in 1895.
But that's not all: Bulkeley was also president of the Hartford Dark Blues, the city's major league baseball team, in 1874 and 1875.
The first substantial bridge across the Connecticut River at Hartford was the Hartford Toll Bridge, a two-lane covered bridge that opened in 1818.
www.kurumi.com /roads/ct/br-bulkeley.html   (820 words)

  
 2005 Vintage Base Ball Association Club Members
The modern Dark Blues were formed by Ken "Sweet Cakes" Weaver in 1999, and have continually added new members and enthusiasts of baseball to its ranks.
The Dark Blues are a member of the 7 team New England Vintage Base Ball League (NEVBBL), which adheres to 1861 rules.
The Hartford Dark Blues were a founding member of the National League and played in Hartford from 1874-1876 before moving to Brooklyn, NY, for their final season, 1877.
www.vbba.org /members/darkblues.html   (221 words)

  
 The Best of Hartford 2000 - Out on the Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Wednesday nights are open blues jams for local musicians, Thursdays feature regional talent, and the weekends are reserved for national blues acts.
Whether it be to the sounds of hip-hop spun by Hartford's finest DJs, KevG and AG, or the progressive house of resident DJ Maa Bell, Velvet is the place to be.
She says few of these acts would be able to hit Hartford without the Webster simply because smaller acts don't have anywhere else to play.
old.hartfordadvocate.com /bestof00/town.html   (3535 words)

  
 Blues Band Hartford, CT - Hartford, Connecticut Blues Music, Hartford Blues Bands
Here are the online press kits of 146 professional Hartford blues bands and blues bands who will travel to Hartford to perform at your event.
Their sound is a spicy mixture of up-tempo Zydeco, Blues and Soul, Cajun waltzes, and a bit of Rock'n Roll, with a heavy emphasis on 'the groove' to keep crowds dancing.
Please note, in addition to Hartford, these blues bands also serve the surrounding towns of East Haddam, Chester, East Windsor Hill, Farmington, Haddam, Moodus, Windsor, Deep River, East Glastonbury, Manchester, New Britain, Essex, Poquonock, Unionville, Centerbrook, Ivoryton, Salem, Colchester, Higganum, Melrose and many other locations in and around the Hartford area.
www.gigmasters.com /Blues/BluesBand_Hartford_CT.asp   (882 words)

  
 Hartford Dark Blues
Currently, the Dark Blues are a member of the 8 team New England Vintage Base Ball League (NEVBBL), which plays by 1861 rules.
In addition to the Dark Blues, the league includes the Waterbury Connors, the Coventry Citizens, the Lynn Live Oak, the Bristol Blues, the Essex Base Ball Club, the Melrose Pondfeilders, and the New London Thames Nine.
The Hartford Dark Blues were a founding member of the National League and played in the city of Hartford on the Wyllys St. Grounds from 1874-1876 before moving to Brooklyn, NY for their final season, 1877.
www.hartforddarkblues.org   (247 words)

  
 Morgan Gardner Bulkeley
However, he soon left Hartford to work as a salesman for his uncle at H.P. Morgan and Company in Brooklyn, New York and was later made a partner in this company.
At that point he moved back to Hartford, where he organized and was president of the United States Bank.
One of the lesser-know aspects about Bulkeley is that he was founder of the Hartford Dark Blues, one of the original teams of the National League of Base Ball Clubs, and in 1876 was elected as the first president of the League.
www.cslib.org /gov/bulkeleym.htm   (925 words)

  
 Greater Hartford Arts Council - Hartford Advocate Black-eyed & Blues Festival
On Aetna First Thursday in June, Hartford’s Bushnell Park is alive with thousands of fans enjoying the sounds of hot blues music at the annual Black-eyed and Blues Fest, featuring renowned national and regional blues artists and outrageous BBQ food from one of Hartford’s hottest restaurants: Black-eyed Sally’s.
Produced by the Hartford Advocate, Greater Hartford Arts Council, and Black-eyed Sally’s; presented by Bud Light and Red Hook Brewery; and sponsored by The River 105.9 FM, Country 92.5 FM, and Fox 61-WTIC.
Hartford’s own guitarist/vocalist Jeff Pitchell with Texas Flood and the Fabulous Jeffettes.
www.connectthedots.org /happening/bluesfest.html   (150 words)

  
 Hog River Journal - Dark Blues
During the July 4th weekend the city will play host to the third annual Hartford Vintage Base Ball Invitational—which this year is held in conjunction with the Riverfest Celebration.
Teams from five states with oldtime monikers like Hartford Senators, Providence Grays, and New York Mutuals will compete at Bushnell Park for the Capital City Cup.
They’ll reenact how the game was played in the 19th century—the biggest difference being that players in baseball’s earliest incarnation caught the ball bare-handed.
www.hogriver.org /issues/v01n03/dark_blues.htm   (3284 words)

  
 Festivals & Traditions: Music in the Park
From fiddle music and opera to blues and jazz, free music events are performed each year for the throngs who bring their blankets and chairs, picnic baskets, kids, dogs and enthusiasm, for a day (or evening) concert in the park.
Throughout the summer, The Hartford Jazz Society sponsors free Jazz in the Park on Monday nights.
In addition, Black-Eyed Sally's BBQ and Blues restaurant across the street from the park, features live Blues performances of national acts.
hartford.omaxfield.com /music.html   (281 words)

  
 Cheryl Cormier - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
With her roots in rock and blues, the Hartford, Connecticut-based vocalist has taken a Wynonna and Trisha Yearwood-like crossover approach to country music.
A native of rural Maine, Cormier grew up surrounded by music; her parents sang in the local church choir and were fans of everything from..
A native of rural Maine, Cormier grew up surrounded by music; her parents sang in the local church choir and were fans of everything from classical music and jazz to country music and pop.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,670745,00.html   (315 words)

  
 Hartford - New England's Rising Star - Play   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hartford rises to the occasion with so much to do, you won't know what to do.
Catch the pulse pounding action of Hartford Wolf Pack hockey and UConn men's and women's championship basketball at the Hartford Civic Center or experience the sounds of some of music's biggest names at the Meadows Music Centre.
You'll soon see why Hartford ranks in the top six percent in North America for its arts and culture.
www.hartford.com /play/index.php   (175 words)

  
 Organic Blues Trio
Blues, jazz, funk and bluesy-jazzy originals with a rhythmical, sweet organ sound.
Listen to OBT's Blue Dreams, and you would think that the Rippingtons are on stage.
Common to all music from the Organic Blues Trio is a big, wide groove you can jump into with both feet.
www.organicbluestrio.com   (449 words)

  
 Elysian Fields Quarterly - The Baseball Review
It was on the 10th of August, 1874, that there was a match game of baseball in Chicago between the White Stockings of that city and the Hartfords of Hartford, now of Brooklyn.
I was catcher for the Hartfords, and Fisher was pitching.
In writing the history of the Hartford Dark Blues, I envisioned a poignant story being woven from Barlow's moving account supported by details from the pages of Hartford's three daily newspapers.
www.efqreview.com /NewFiles/v21n1/onhistoricalground.html   (1017 words)

  
 James Hawkins, poetry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In the blues in a way, cannot see, beyond that blue room, in the blues
A phase blue as I know in the blue room, with her
Blues always, the word is sublime, in that blue room, a blue paradox,
www.hartford-hwp.com /Flowers/Hawkins/a/010.html   (81 words)

  
 Hartford - New England's Rising Star - Rising Star Weekends   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Black-eyed and Blues Fest is an annual music festival that features music from national and regional blues bands.
The Hartford FoxForce competes against the New York Buzz in this match.
The Dave Matthews Band returns to Hartford for two spectacular shows this summer.
www.hartford.com /rising_star_weekends/other_major_events.php   (348 words)

  
 Bristol Blues Vintage Baseball - Home
The modern Hartford Dark Blues were formed in 1999 by then captain Ken “Sweet Cakes” Weaver...
The Essex Base Ball Club is organized by the Danvers Historical Society.
The mission and purpose of the Vintage Base Ball Association shall be to preserve, perpetuate, and promote the game of base ball...
www.bristolblues.org   (107 words)

  
 Hartford Blues End In Victory
HARTFORD, Connecticut -- Kevin Dineen scored Hartford's third power-play goal with 7:17 left in the third period, and the Whalers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Dineen tipped Curtis Leschyshyn's shot from the left point under Blues goalie Jon Casey and gave the Whalers their only lead of the game.
You might also be interested in our free E-mail News Summary, which delivers our entire edition every day straight to your inbox.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/1996/12/19/077.html   (169 words)

  
 Hartford's Neighborhoods | Upper Albany
In the 1870's the Hartford Trotting Park was located on the south side of Albany Avenue near the Granby Turnpike (now Blue Hills Avenue).
The Middletown Mansfields played three games during 1872, and the Hartford Dark Blues considered the park to be their home field prior to the ball park that was built on the Colt family property on Wyllys Street.
In 1927, Hartford's oldest and largest Conservative congregation, Emmanuel, completed a synagogue on Greenfield street.
hartford.omaxfield.com /upalbany.html   (440 words)

  
 Grace, Grit & Growling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Follow the club from its inaugural seasons as member of the National Association (1874-'75), to the National League (1876) and its move to Brooklyn in 1877.
The Dark Blues were a team of firsts from pitcher Candy Cummings "inventing" the curve ball, to Hartford's Morgan G. Bulkeley's appointment as first National League president, to the first doubleheader, no-hitter, triple play and the club's dubious honor as the first professional sports franchise to move to another city.
The book includes personal tragedies and triumphs of the gritty Dark Blues players, information on the breakthrough architecture and design of the Hartford Base Ball Grounds and insight on the clubs and players that visited Hartford.
www.vbbf.com /html/Darkbluesbook.html   (213 words)

  
 BLUES LINKS
Here are some of our favorite blues society links.
BLUES NOTES   The monthly newsletter of the Detroit Blues Society.
METROTIMES   This publication is issued each week, they list daily blues entertainment guides in their publication.
home.flash.net /~dbsblues/DBS_links.htm   (641 words)

  
 Managers of the Hartford Dark Blues (1876 - 1877) by Baseball Almanac (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Hartford Dark Blues were a National Association team (1874 - 1875) before they became charter members of the National League in 1876.
The Dark Blues played their home games at the Hartford Baseball Grounds, a 2,000-seat stadium at the corner of Wyllys Street and Hendricxsen Avenue in the city's industrial south end, across the street from the Church of the Good Shepherd and only a few blocks from the Colt Factory...
Unfortunately, the Hartford Grounds was located a mile away from the city's Union Station, a distance that must have deterred attendance." Source : The Connecticut League of History Organizations, Inc. (August 2001, Volume 54, Number 3), article entitled "Tales From the Great Refuge / A Regular Series on Connecticut History"
www.baseball-almanac.com.cob-web.org:8888 /mgrtmhdb.shtml   (222 words)

  
 Greater Hartford Arts Council
A quarter of a million twinkling white lights will be set aglow on downtown Hartford's Constitution Plaza from 4 p.m.
Core funding for the Greater Hartford Arts Council ($300,000+) is provided by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, City of Hartford, and United Technologies Corporation.
Additional major support ($100,000-$300,000) is provided by Aetna Inc, Hartford Steam Boiler, Northeast Utilities, Phoenix, Prudential Retirement, St. Paul Travelers, The Hartford, and the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.
www.connectthedots.org   (338 words)

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