Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2007.007.001 |
Object Name |
Badge, Merit |
Description |
A green and white fabric badge. "St. Jacobs Lions" is printed along the upper edge with "NWRSL Champs" on the softball bat below. "1961" is printed on the softball in the lower right corner. No maker's mark. |
Date |
1961 |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-17.8 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 |
St. Jacobs Lions Softball Team North Waterloo Rural Softball League |