General Tom Thumb only stood about three feet, four inches tall. But he made a huge impact during his life as a 19th-century sideshow performer promoted by P.T. Barnum. He appeared before queens ...

PT Barnum circus star General Tom Thumb’s strong links to Ireland General Tom Thumb and his ‘guardian’, Barnum, departed for England, in January 1844, for a three-year tour of Europe.

In the spring of 1849 local newspapers were announcing a tour of eastern Pennsylvania by master showman P.T. Barnum with his leading attraction, General Tom Thumb.

Philip Weiss appraises a pair of General Tom Thumb's gloves, ca. 1866 in Desert Botanical Garden, Hour 2. Aired 03/30/2020 Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise ...

All this attention Bethel is lavishing on the 200th birthday of P.T. Barnum is fascinating and fun. The "World's Greatest Showman," an apt title even though it was self-proclaimed, was born July 5 ...

1 Why General Tom Thumb? I remember the exact moment in 1978, at an antique photography show in New York City, at the hotel across from Madison Square Garden, I came up to a booth and there was a ...

Constructed in 1869-70 by Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren (better known as General and Mrs. Tom Thumb), the house was built on the historic Warren Farm opposite Lavinia's birthplace ...