Home Runs & Dirt Roads is a blog that shares stories and my research about baseball in Saskatchewan. My particular interest is the 1950s.

Robyn Jensen

Robyn was drawn into the world of mid-century prairie baseball after encountering a striking photograph of nearly 26,000 people gathered at a 1948 tournament in her hometown of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, then a community of just 1,400 residents. Curious about how baseball could command such a presence in a small prairie town, she joined the Indian Head Museum Society and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, researched, designed, and curated an exhibition on the Indian Head Rockets—an all–African descent and Latino semi-professional team that played in the community from 1950 to 1954.

Building on this work, Robyn continues to research prairie baseball history through oral history, collecting stories from former players and their families who were active in the 1950s and 1960s, an era that remains her historical wheelhouse. From time to time, she pulls herself out of the past to engage with contemporary baseball stories and present-day developments, drawing connections between earlier generations and the game as it is played and remembered today. This blog extends that research, serving as a space to share archival discoveries, community memories, and the small but meaningful details that bring these histories to life.

Robyn holds a Master’s degree in Media and Artistic Research, with a focus on curatorial practice, archives, and cultural memory. She brings together her multidisciplinary background and long-standing volunteer experience to support museums and heritage organizations in re-visioning exhibitions, strengthening community engagement, and fostering sustainable growth.

Thank you for visiting, and come back anytime!

I would like to begin by acknowledging that my home is on treaty land, referred to as Treaty 4 Territory, and all the people here are beneficiaries of this treaty. Treaty 4 encompasses the lands of the Cree, Saulteaux (SO-TOE), Dakota, Nakota, Lakota, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. I respect and honour the Treaties that were made on all territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I am committed to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous Nations in the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.