When I was a kid in the mid-1940s they came to Lafayette and set up in the open area where the railroad tracks crossed East Vermilion St. Don Gassie -----Original Message----- From: ACADIAN [mailto:acadian-bounces+gassie=outlook.com@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul L LeBlanc via ACADIAN Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 7:17 AM To: acadian@rootsweb.com; metisgen@rootsweb.com; metis@rootsweb.com Cc: Paul L LeBlanc <pleblan@aim.com> Subject: Off Topic - Losing a piece pf Americana From: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter The End of an Era: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Closes https://blog.eogn.com/2017/05/22/the-end-of-an-era-ringling-brothers-and-barnum-bailey-circus-closes/ The “Greatest Show on Earth” is no more. For many of our ancestors and even for our children and grandchildren of today, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus provided entertainment not found elsewhere. Perhaps we should all take note of the passing of this once-gigantic entertainment enterprise. The founders were the epitome of American entrepreneurship, an excellent example of why America welcomes immigrants. https://blog.eogn.com/2017/05/22/the-end-of-an-era-ringling-brothers-and-barnum-bailey-circus-closes/ . ------------------------------- To check our Archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ ------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the "Name" you would like us to call you. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message