The Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society (PAHS) is a not-for profit organization dedicated to furthering the historical appreciation of the Philadelphia Athletics American League Baseball Club, the officials and players affiliated with the club, the home ballparks in which the team played, and the City of Philadelphia’s baseball past. To accomplish this, PAHS maintains a museum that is open for guided tours to schools, youth and community organizations, senior citizen groups and individuals interested in Philadelphia’s rich baseball history. The Society is an active member in the local community in which its headquarters & museum are located, and it maintains an outreach program in which PAHS officers and former baseball players speak before various gatherings to inform attendees of baseball’s history and encourage their continuing interest in the subject. The Society is a volunteer-based effort. All officers serve on a pro bono basis. All funds generated by various Society activities and operation of its museum gift shoppe are reinvested in PAHS’s ongoing efforts, educational programs, and its continuing project to collect, catalog and preserve historical significant artifacts in its museum for future generations. The Society is also committed to compiling a library of “living history” audio tapes containing the reminiscences of former players and other appropriate individuals to document for posterity their recollections of their baseball-related experiences.