Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2011.021.005 |
Object Name |
Badge, Merit |
Description |
Felt softball team crest. The crest is in the shape of a softball with two crossed bats behind it. The background is white and there is red lettering "North Waterloo/Champs/Breslau Jrs./1947". |
Date |
1947 |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-11.5 cm |
History |
The North Waterloo Rural Softball League operated from 1931 to 1991, and is considered the oldest continuous organized softball league in Canada. All of the players had to be residents of or employed in the community for which they played. Teams from the following villages and towns were members of the league- Bloomingdale, Breslau, Bridgeport, Conestogo, Elmira, Maryhill, St. Clements, St. Jacobs, Waterloo, West Montrose, and Winterbourne. |
Search Terms |
North Waterloo Rural Softball League Breslau Merchants Juniors Softball Team |