The Fair also hosts the end of season playoff matches of the Old Time Base Ball leagues at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. Old Time Base Ball recreates vintage baseball as it was played in the latter half of the 1800s. Nine teams will compete in authentic uniforms, playing under the banners of actual L.I. clubs from that era. Fairgoers will be amazed, as these skilled athletes field without gloves. The program has achieved national recognition, having been featured as the cover story in Smithsonian Magazine and on Nickelodeon, and CBS-TV, in the Boston Globe and Newsday and in many other publications and broadcasts.
Parking is free.
Conducted by museum educators, the programs are both fun and educational. They include Story Hours, After-School Adventures, Art Adventures and Drop In Programs. It is located at 1200 Route 25A in the historic village of Stony Brook. They are affiliated with New Amsterdam Rare Coins in the financial district of New York City, which is perhaps the oldest coin store in the same NYC location. Jerry started collecting coins as a child and still prides his Indian Head Cent collection as his favorite.