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Join Executive Director Kathleen Maher and the Barnum Museum’s staff and friends for regular updates on all things Barnum.

PTB Letters (#10) A Mountain of Worries

I suspect there is no time like our present situation to elicit sympathy for another person’s difficult times and worries about their family members’ health.

Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

Greetings Friends, This week I’d like to do a check-in with you.  How are ya? 

PTB Letters (#9) Barnum on “Humbugging & Puffing”

P.T. Barnum’s honesty is one of the attributes we most often hear our visitors question: “Wasn’t he scamming people, making money from hoaxes?” Well, not exactly.

Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

Greetings, Everyone! These past week three weeks have set the stage for a long-overdue sea change in American society and the fulfillment of a democracy with true justice for all

PTB Letters (#8) The Beginnings of Iranistan

P.T. Barnum’s European tour with his protégé Gen. Tom Thumb stretched across three years (1844-1846), a long time to be away from home in an age when travel was often arduous, and mail could take weeks or even months to reach the recipient.

Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

Dear Friends, Can you believe it’s almost June?!  JUNE!!  What a year it’s been for all of us. 

PTB Letters (#7) Manufactured Puffs and Dissolving Views

Again this week I’ve been exploring details in P. T. Barnum’s letters that tell us about his “distance management” of the American Museum while he was on a three-year tour in Europe with Gen. Tom Thumb in the mid-1840s. 

Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

A joyful Memorial Day weekend to everyone! As many of us look forward to the three-day weekend ahead, our 2020 Memorial Day observance seems more relevant than ever. 

PTB Letters (#6) “An Awful Great Fire in NY” (in 1845)

Last week we left Mr. Barnum with plans to take General Tom Thumb and his entourage to Spain, where he eagerly anticipated an audience with the Queen, as well as introductions to the Dukes and Duchesses who would be with Her Majesty in Pamplona. 

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