Becoming Barnum: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

My Success Has Been a Miracle  - Episode 10

One of the many “beauties” of P. T. Barnum’s copybook letters from 1845-1846 is that they provide insights into Barnum’s attitudes toward money just at the point in his life when he had become incredibly rich. 

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/Barnumbooklet

https://tinyurl.com/tavelersBarnum

https://tinyurl.com/CollectionMenu

https://tinyurl.com/trustbarnum

https://tinyurl.com/nywonders

https://tinyurl.com/IranistanFeature

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://tinyurl.com/iranistan

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• My Success Has Been a Miracle

https://barnum-museum.org/my-success-has-been-a-miracle/

• Becoming a First Rate Showman

https://barnum-museum.org/becoming-a-first-rate-showman/

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Curiosity got the better of our curator Adrienne after reading another of P. T. Barnum’s letters in which he mentioned the Frenchman who worked for him at the American Museum, plus a letter directly to him responding to concerns about his salary.

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

 Story Updates, and a Daughter’s Education  - Episode 8

Back in Episode, A Mountain of Worries, we had wondered how Charity dealt with a rather harsh letter from her husband, written on September 12th, 1845.  Would she reply or remain silent for a while?

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/Barnumbooklet

https://tinyurl.com/tavelersBarnum

https://tinyurl.com/CollectionMenu

https://tinyurl.com/trustbarnum

https://tinyurl.com/nywonders

https://tinyurl.com/IranistanFeature

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://tinyurl.com/iranistan

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• Story Updates, and a Daughter’s Education

https://barnum-museum.org/carolines-education/

• A Most Determined Devotion to Business

https://barnum-museum.org/a-most-determined-devotion-to-business/

• 
   Novelties and Schemes

https://barnum-museum.org/novelties-and-schemes/

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CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

City of Bridgeport: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/

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Date: 8/24/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

 They Stared with All the Eyes They Had  - Episode 7

Have you ever tried to envision a visit to Barnum’s American Museum?  I find it is a feat of the imagination to reconcile exterior pictures of the museum with the sheer quantity and variety of artifacts, animals, and activities offered within—supposedly over 600,000 items

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/Barnumbooklet

https://tinyurl.com/tavelersBarnum

https://tinyurl.com/CollectionMenu

https://tinyurl.com/trustbarnum

https://tinyurl.com/nywonders

https://tinyurl.com/PicofNYC

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://youtu.be/2KBRqgr_uGQ

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• They Stared with All the Eyes They Had

https://barnum-museum.org/they-stared-with-all-the-eyes-they-had/

• “A Capital Dodge for Us”

https://barnum-museum.org/a-capital-dodge-for-us/

• Well-dressed Dinners

https://barnum-museum.org/well-dressed-dinners/

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Website: https://barnum-museum.org/​​

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People’s United Bank: https://www.peoples.com/

CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

City of Bridgeport: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/

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Date: 8/17/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

 A New Play for the General - Episode 6

P. T. Barnum’s famous protegee Charles Stratton, known to the world as Gen. Tom Thumb, was quite a young child when he was first introduced to European audiences in the mid-1840s.  Though he was 5, 6, and 7 over the three-year tour, Barnum billed him as five or six years older to make his diminutive stature seem all the more impressive. 

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://youtu.be/2KBRqgr_uGQ

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• A New Play for the General

https://barnum-museum.org/a-new-play-for-the-general/

• Arranging All the Affairs

https://barnum-museum.org/arranging-all-the-affairs/

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Website: https://barnum-museum.org/​​

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Episode sponsored by:

People’s United Bank: https://www.peoples.com/

CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

City of Bridgeport: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/

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Date: 8/03/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

A Mountain of Worries - Episode 5

In this episode, we delve into a new “batch” of the letters P. T. Barnum wrote while in France and sent back to his family and business associates in America.  These letters have a different tone from the letters written in preceding weeks.

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumDaughters

https://tinyurl.com/TomDrawings

https://youtu.be/2KBRqgr_uGQ

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• A Mountain of Worries

https://barnum-museum.org/amountainofworries/

• Plenty of Fun in “Bridgepork”

https://barnum-museum.org/bridgepork/

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Website: https://barnum-museum.org/​​

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Episode sponsored by:

People’s United Bank: https://www.peoples.com/

CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

Date: 8/24/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

 The Beginnings of Iranistan  - Episode 4

Barnum’s homesickness coincided with and perhaps fueled his desire to begin building a country home for his family. Barnum writes about a future grand home in Bridgeport, Iranistan, just in the early planning stage.

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/Barnumbooklet

https://tinyurl.com/tavelersBarnum

https://tinyurl.com/CollectionMenu

https://tinyurl.com/trustbarnum

https://tinyurl.com/nywonders

https://tinyurl.com/IranistanFeature

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://tinyurl.com/iranistan

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• The Beginnings of Iranistan

https://barnum-museum.org/the-beginnings-of-iranistan/

• Barnum on “Humbugging & Puffing”

https://barnum-museum.org/humbugging-and-puffing/

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Website: https://barnum-museum.org/​​

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People’s United Bank: https://www.peoples.com/

CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

City of Bridgeport: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/

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Date: 8/10/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

“A Touch of Yankee” Solves a Problem - Episode 3

Mr. Barnum was infuriated by the demands of the Hospice Commissioners who expected a far larger percentage of the gross receipts than Barnum felt reasonable.

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://youtu.be/2KBRqgr_uGQ

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• “A Touch of Yankee” Solves a Problem

https://barnum-museum.org/atouchofyankee/

• “An Awful Great Fire in NY”

https://barnum-museum.org/an-awful-great-fire-in-ny-in-1845/

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Website: https://barnum-museum.org/​​

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Episode sponsored by:

People’s United Bank: https://www.peoples.com/

CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

City of Bridgeport: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/

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Date: 7/27/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

A Bit of France in Bridgeport, Connecticut - Episode 2

Barnum’s travels in France had influenced his vision for his beloved Bridgeport; this was clearly revealed by what he chose to tell the Atlas readers. Barnum adopted Bridgeport, Connecticut, as his hometown in 1847, and after that, until he died in 1891, he had a great deal to do with its development, even serving as Mayor for a term.

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://youtu.be/2KBRqgr_uGQ

Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on: 

• A Bit of France in Bridgeport, CT

https://barnum-museum.org/barnums-park-city-bit-france-bridgeport/

• Piling up the tin!  Barnum and Tom Thumb seek their fortune in France

https://barnum-museum.org/piling-up-the-tin/

• The General’s Clothes and Carriage Stir Up Excitement

https://barnum-museum.org/thegeneralsclothes/

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Website: https://barnum-museum.org/​​

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Episode sponsored by:

People’s United Bank: https://www.peoples.com/

CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

City of Bridgeport: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/

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Date: 7/20/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

An Introduction to Becoming Barnum: Interview with the Barnum Museum Curator - Episode 1

Today, we discuss an exciting museum exhibit, a Bound volume of copied letters in P.T. Barnum's hand, dating from July 1845 to August 1846. This volume contains a wealth of primary information dating to the most significant period in Barnum's early career. This book dates to Barnum's 1844-1846 tour of Europe, during which he introduced his star performer, Charles S. Stratton (1838 -1883), better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb," to European heads of state, royalty, and the public. The letters date to Barnum's and Stratton's travels in France, following a highly successful year in England where Stratton was granted multiple audiences with Queen Victoria. Barnum's letters contain anecdotes of the trip, and information about how he organized the performances at each location, how much he paid people for their services, the venues he rented, and so on.

Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: 

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://youtu.be/2KBRqgr_uGQ

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Website: https://barnum-museum.org/​​

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Episode sponsored by:

People’s United Bank: https://www.peoples.com/

CTHumanities: https://cthumanities.org/

City of Bridgeport: https://www.bridgeportct.gov/

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