Greetings, Everyone, I hope this finds you well! Remarkably, we are now through two months of stay-at-home orders

At the end of last week’s blog post we left matters concerning General Tom Thumb’s stop in Bordeaux, France, very much up in the air. 

Greetings Everyone, and Happy Mother’s Day! Yet another week has gone by and I hope you all remain well and healthy and looking forward to Mother’s Day Weekend! 

P. T. Barnum’s extraordinary, enduring legacy overshadows the early years of uphill work before his fame—and that of his protégé “General Tom Thumb”—was widespread. 

Greetings, everyone! I hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and that you are feeling at least a little uplifted as we see more promising signs of spring now that it is May.

Every “batch” of letters I read from P. T. Barnum’s 1845 – 1846 copy book offers a rich assortment of intriguing details, and with that, I am faced with the difficult task of choosing which to highlight in my brief scribblings.

Hello, everyone! Hard to believe we will be closing out April soon, especially with the weather as cold as it has been here in Connecticut.

Last week I began delving into a treasure trove of letters by P. T. Barnum, all written while he was traveling in France in 1845 and 1846, and I discovered how French towns influenced Barnum’s vision for young American cities like Bridgeport

Greetings, everyone— I truly hope this past week has been a healthy one for you and your loved ones, and also that you have found your daily “stride inside” during this period when most of us must remain at home.