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A woman bowling at a duckpin alley. Photo credit: LOC/Baltimore Heritage
A woman bowling at a duckpin alley. Photo credit: LOC/Baltimore Heritage

Duckpin Bowling is a beloved pastime in Baltimore, but was it really invented by a pair of former Baltimore Orioles?

Johns Hopkins has been the director of Baltimore Heritage since 2003, working to preserve historic places and revitalize historic neighborhood in Baltimore.
Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.