Museum Hosted International Sports Heritage Association Conference Oct. 7-9

2025-10-10

(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum hosted the International Sports Heritage Association’s Annual Conference Oct. 7-9, welcoming almost 100 guests from the United States and Canada.

Established in 1971 as the Association of Sports Museums and Halls of Fame, ISHA includes more than 130 member institutions to provide a network for the exchange of opportunities and cooperative ventures.

Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark was presented with this year’s Legacy Award.

Other ISHA citations earned by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum included:

An award for the Museum’s social media campaign for School Resource Kits
An award for the Museum’s Black Baseball Initiative educational outreach program
An award for the video presentation in the Museum’s The Souls of the Game exhibit
An award for the 2024 East-West Classic game program magazine

Among the industry seminars and presentations, the Hall of Fame welcomed special guest speakers including Jim Small of Major League Baseball, 2017 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Career Excellence Award winner Claire Smith and the awards dinner’s keynote speaker, MLB Network’s Brian Kenny.

To learn more about the Museum’s educational programs, please visit baseballhall.org/education.