Rockville Speaker Series to Explore the City’s Baseball History
March 1, 2026
Baseball’s long and sometimes surprising connections to Rockville will be the focus of an upcoming Rockville speaker
series program at Glenview Mansion.
The Glenview Mansion-Peerless Rockville speaker series will present “The History of Baseball in Rockville,” from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Drive.
Historian Bill Hickman will trace Rockville’s links to both Major League Baseball and the Negro Leagues. The program will explore players and managers associated with the city, their careers on the field and, in some cases, connections to the Rockville community.
The presentation will also address a range of baseball-related questions tied to local history, including why former Washington Nationals pitcher Walter Johnson is buried in Rockville, which Rockville ballplayer was investigated by the Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board, and how the Red Brick Courthouse connects to the sport.
Light refreshments will be served. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged as seats go fast.
Visit peerlessrockville.org to sign up or register with course #36328 at rockvillemd.gov/registration.