Part 2: The Greatest Showman on Earth - PT Barnum

Amazing Tales from Off and On Connecticut‘s Beaten Path

In this final episode on the life of PT Barnum, more seldom heard stories about his incredible exploits – including his American Museum in New York City and his Barnum & Bailey Circus – are shared by Bethel Town Historian Pat Wild (where Barnum was born) and Danbury Museum and Historical Society Executive Director Brigid Guertin (where Barnum spent much of his early years). You’ll hear about the way devastating fires impacted him time and time again, the rare story behind his major attraction Jumbo the elephant, and the touching final visit this iconic showman paid from his later hometown of Bridgeport to his native birthplace of Bethel, not long before his death.