About
Mission & Vision
Our mission is to promote and facilitate the study and appreciation of American culture, history, and art through baseball cards.
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Our vision is to collect every American baseball card made before 1980 and share the collection with the public and scholars to further knowledge and appreciation of American culture and history surrounding baseball, America's pastime.
History
We incorporated on January 1, 2013. The IRS has ruled that we are a tax-exempt §501(c)(3) public charity. We have no founding grant. Instead we plan to rely on many donations of cards to stock the museum and provide the operating funds. We don't know how long that will take. This is and has been our projects:
Spring 2016 - First public exhibit at the library on the campus of Fresno State University
September 2018 to 2021 -Display in the Fresno County Sports Hall of Fame exhibit, Fresno County History Museum, Big Fresno Fairgrounds, Fresno, California
Summer 2022 to present - Display at Chukchansi Park, home of the Fresno Grizzlies
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Now through June 30, 2024 - The Art of Selling Bubble Gum -- Bowman Trading Cards exhibit at the Fresno Art Museum
Board of Directors
Jeff Jaech
Trusts & Estates Attorney
Fresno, California
Rebecca Jaech
Independent Tour Director
Fresno, California
David Sperling
Professor & Scholar
New York, New York
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Joe Jaech
Iron Artist & Businessman
Issaquah, Washington
Mark Poochigian
Trusts & Estates Attorney
Fresno, California
Larry Hom
Lawyer
San Francisco, California
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Advisory Board
Murray Richtel
Arbiter / Retired Judge
Denver, Colorado
Alex Jaech
Baseball Card Dealer and Appraiser
Fresno, California
More to be added later.
Membership & Museum Hours
We are not now offering memberships. Please check back with us later.
The Museum is not yet open to the public, because we do not yet have the resources or ability to properly display and secure the cards. Private showings are available by appointment.
Useful Links
Great source of information about vintage baseball cards: http://oldcardboard.com/
Vintage cards price data: http://www.vintagecardprices.com/
Internal Revenue Service's page on charitable deductions: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc506.html
Society for American Baseball Research: http://sabr.org
Fangraphs -- baseball statistics and analysis: http://fangraphs.com
Major league baseball's official site: http://mlb.com
T206 Honus Wagner Sales History: www.t206resource.com