Our True Blues: The Story of the Covington Blue Sox

COVINGTON, KY — Filmmaker/historian Cam Miller will take viewers on a deep dive into his Blue Chip Award-winning documentary, “Our True Blues: The Story of the Covington Blue Sox,” on the next episode of Behringer-Crawford Museum’s NKY History Hour.

Part of the old Federal League, the Blue Sox played their opening day game in Covington’s Federal Park on May 9, 1913, but then played for only a month and a half more. Despite their first-game sell-out, attendance at subsequent games was so low the team was moved to Kansas City, where it was renamed The Packers.

Miller’s film tells the story of the team’s short career here and also examines other early professional baseball teams in Covington and their rivalries with Cincinnati clubs. The virtual presentation, which will be moderated by Joe and Marsha Geraci, will take place via Zoom at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 16. To register and participate in the free event, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdeGtpjMiEtFOHWP1OI4tooShmMxzS0o

Information on how to connect to the session will be sent after registration. The event will also be streamed live on BCM’s Facebook page.

NKY History Hour presentations will take place every other Wednesday evening during the summer. They are currently free to the public but may become a BCM members-only benefit in the future. To support NKY History Hour and access many other entertaining and thought-provoking programs for free, join BCM today: http://bcmuseum.org/support-us/join/become-a-member.

Behringer-Crawford Museum is supported in part by our members, the City of Covington. Kenton County Fiscal Court, ArtsWave, Kentucky Arts Council, Kentucky Humanities, the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.