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    Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

    January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

    Who is Barnum to YOU?

    Today we are welcoming longtime Barnum Museum friend and champion, Bruce Hawley!  Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

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    PTB Letters (#38) Tell Me Plainly What You Think

    December 31, 2020January 5, 2022

    Tell Me Plainly What You Think

    Once in a while I come across remarks in the letters in P. T. Barnum’s copybook that are quite disconcerting to read, sometimes heart-sinking.  Continue reading “PTB Letters (#38) Tell Me Plainly What You Think”

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    PTB Letters (#37) My Mind is Occupied with Thoughts of Home

    December 24, 2020January 5, 2022

    My Mind is Occupied with Thoughts of Home

    As the Christmas holiday is now upon us, it feels most fitting to highlight P. T. Barnum’s letters home to his wife, sister, and daughter.  Continue reading “PTB Letters (#37) My Mind is Occupied with Thoughts of Home”

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    Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

    December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

    Barnum Museum vs The Greatest Showman!  Fiction vs Fact! The REAL Story Behind the REEL Story!

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    Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

    December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

    Merry Christmas and a Joyous Holiday to you and your Family 

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    Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

    December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

    So many wondrous things…

    If you are already a subscriber to the Barnum Museum YouTube Channel, we’re so grateful to you for being the among the first pioneers to build this new community!  Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

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    PTB Letters (#36) Trumpets, “Venus,” and a Young Man, Heading to America

    December 16, 2020January 5, 2022

    Trumpets, “Venus,” and a Young Man, Heading to America

    This week we’ll follow up on the status of new attractions Barnum planned for his American Museum in New York, and learn about another of his “good turns” to help out a friend.  Continue reading “PTB Letters (#36) Trumpets, “Venus,” and a Young Man, Heading to America”

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    Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director

    December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

    Curious People Wanted!! 

    BRC American Museum InteriorIf you continued reading…my guess is that you are indeed a ‘curious person’!  GREAT!  And, welcome!  Today, the Barnum Museum is launching a new YouTube program – you guessed it – Curious People Wanted!  Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

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    PTB Letters (#35) Barnum and Catlin

    December 11, 2020January 5, 2022

    Barnum and Catlin

    In this week’s blog we’ll explore the connection between P. T. Barnum and a lawyer-turned-artist, author, and showman, a man quite famous in his own right, George Catlin.  Continue reading “PTB Letters (#35) Barnum and Catlin”

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