Biography

 Frances Miller Seward alludes to the Barnum Museum making a visit to Auburn in a letter written to William H. Seward and dated September 8, 1851
 Excerpt from Britannica.com entry for P.T. Barnum: "P.T. Barnum, in full Phineas Taylor Barnum, (born July 5, 1810, Bethel, Connecticut, U.S.—died April 7, 1891, Bridgeport, Connecticut), American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and the three-ring circus. In partnership with James A. Bailey, he made the American circus a popular and gigantic spectacle, the so-called Greatest Show on Earth."