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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. Continue reading “PTB Letters (#10) A Mountain of Worries”

Greetings Friends,

This week I’d like to do a check-in with you.  How are ya?  Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

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

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 Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

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. Continue reading “PTB Letters (#8) The Beginnings of Iranistan”

Dear Friends,

Can you believe it’s almost June?!  JUNE!!  What a year it’s been for all of us.  Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

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.  Continue reading “PTB Letters (#7) Manufactured Puffs and Dissolving Views”

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.  Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

"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.  Continue reading “PTB Letters (#6) “An Awful Great Fire in NY” (in 1845)”