Author: davidstinson226

McGraw Field Marker Dedication Set for August 2 in Truxton, New York 

1938 Giants Game Commemorated

A new historical marker will be installed in Truxton, New York, at John J. McGraw Field on August 2, 2025. McGraw grew up in Truxton, and many of his family members are buried in a nearby cemetery. The marker commemorates a game played at John J. McGraw Field on August 8, 1938, between the New York Giants and a local town team. 

The original grandstand and field remain on site at 6290 Railroad Street.  The August 2 event will include the unveiling of the historical marker, replication of activities from the 1938 game, and speeches by local representatives. A local exhibition baseball game will be played after the ceremonies.  William Swisher, a resident of the area since 1966, and his wife Sarah have funded and designed the historical marker. https://www.facebook.com/people/John-J-McGraw-Historic-Field-Marker-Dedication/61574628082416/

In Search of McGraw Relatives

Amy Swisher Lozupone contacted the Baltimore Babe Ruth Chapter earlier this year requesting help in getting the word out about the marker ceremony and asking whether any members knew of any living relatives of John McGraw.  If any SABR Landmarks Committee members have access to online ancestry records, we could use your help in locating a living relative of McGraw.  

This information may prove useful:  John and his second wife, the former Blanche Sindall, are buried in Baltimore’s New Cathedral Cemetery in a mausoleum with the remains of Stephen Joseph Van Lill Jr. and his descendants. Blanche’s sister Jannette S. Sindall Van Lill is interred there as well (which is possibly why McGraw and Blanche were buried there). During the 1900s, the S.J. Van Lill Co. manufactured and sold various food products in Baltimore.

If you can help, please contact Amy Lozupone at amylozupone@gmail.com or David Stinson at huntingtonparkdbs@gmail.com.

[EN] The John McGraw monument is located just northwest of McGraw Field near the Truxton Corner Station at 3674 NY-13 (the intersection of NY-13, Academy Street, and Truxton Tully Road).