I am interested in the Atterbury Bros Circus, noted for their aerial acts. I know that the women married into the The Flying Valentines, the Romas and, of course, the Atterbury Duo. Do you have any items specifically for this particular circus which was in existence from about 1910 to about 1930? Linda Carpenter Florida Subject: Re: [CIRCUS-FOLK] Eugene Sandow > Sandow was a very famous weightlifter who startled the world with his > provocative poses in ads. Very collectible guy. I have lots on him. I sell > old pioneer and western circus memorabilia. If you are interested, please > write me. Thanks, > Tom Russell > 1607 So. Montreal Ave., > Dallas, Texas 75208 > > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Sandow was a very famous weightlifter who startled the world with his provocative poses in ads. Very collectible guy. I have lots on him. I sell old pioneer and western circus memorabilia. If you are interested, please write me. Thanks, Tom Russell 1607 So. Montreal Ave., Dallas, Texas 75208

I am looking for some relatives who supposedly worked with Eugene Sandow, a german iron-pusher on circus teams in the early 1900's. Sandow was presented in the States by Flo Ziegfeld. Has anyone heard of him? The relatives who worked as strongmen for him were George and/or Joseph Higgins, or Jack and/or William Tickle(maybe Taylor) All were from Liverpool England? Thanks, Joan Rooney Ottawa, Canada rooneyjcan@hotmail.com

Hello list, I am new to this list and have watch all the great activity going on. Thought I would join in. My grandparents where from Spokane WA. I believe they either join a traveling carnival together from there, or my grandmother met my grandfather who was already a member of the circus. They traveled throughout the NW with this carnival together between the 1925 and 1930 but were not married. My mother believes my grandfather was a musician, playing the mylaphone (similar to the xylophone), drums, and other percussion instruments. She believes they both did odd jobs about the circus, including cooking and caring for the animals. My mother was born in Feb of 1928 in Nebraska and her birth certificate states her father was a broom winder (I think, it is very hard to read). What I am looking for is any information on traveling carnivals/circus who traveled the Northwest and would/could have wintered in the Nebraska area. I did not know my grandfather at all and am interested in discovering more about his life. Thank you for listening and for any help in advance. Christine San Mateo, CA.

Glad to help. :0)

This is a great website and it searches by surnames. It has newspaper articles that go way back. Some of you may already know about it, but I thought I would post it anyway: http://www.genbay.com Have fun. ~Debbie in Central Illinois~

Wow this list has grown dramtically in the last few weeks. I am searching for information on Bridget Borgoine (born about 1840), a contortionist performing in Canada, probably mainly Nova Scotia. She married Andrew Johnson b. about 1830 perhaps of Berwick, Kings Co., Nova Scotia. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Diane Jameson, California

My goodness I cannot believe the responsed that I received from this list. I posted wanting to learn the name of the carnival that passed in or around the Blytheville, Ark. area in 1931 and I have received so many responses. Not just information responses but each email was filled with such warmth and provided so many ways to research my mom and dad's love meeting. I cannot tell you how this list differs from so many of the others. I think this is a great crowd and I will let you all know if I find the information I am looking for. I may need help again and I can't think of a better list to get help from. The response is just tremendous. Thanks so much to you all. ~Debbie in Central Illinois~

Hello List, Could I please put out the following message on behalf of a friend:- Contact wanted with anyone related to the BENNETTs who had theatrical connections with the Black Country, Coventry, Burton-on-Trent and S.W. London. Many thanks, I look forward to any replies and apologies if you have seen this message on other lists. Jean Tividale, West Midlands

Looking for Musician/Medicine Show/Vaudeville Person known as Marion Anderson, aka,Richard M Anderson. He and Daughter toured in the 1890's- 1910 with song and dance. He was last known to be living and maybe died in Central Illinois abt 1915. If anyone has info or is connected to a Marion Anderson, please reply I have much more. Eldon Anderson justintime4A@aol.com

Hi Debbie, My suggestion is that you find out what newspaper(s) were published in Blytheville, AR. during the time period that your parents met. Then find out if there are microfiche of the papers. If there are microfiche, say at the library there, you could look up the name of the library and send them a request asking what the name of the carnival was. A carnival coming to town surely would have been advertised in the paper. Hope this suggestion helps. Sukikfalls@aol.com

In a message dated 3/25/01 9:11:06 AM Mountain Standard Time, dagran@davesworld.net writes: << My mom and dad met each other during a carnival stop in Blytheville, Arkansas in September 1931. I am not sure if the carnival was in Blytheville or a surrounding area. They have both passed on now and we, the children would love to know the name or the owner of the carnival outfit that would have been in that area at that time. >> You might also try old newspapers from the Blytheville area from August and September of 1931. The carnivals and circuses probably put out publicity ahead of time to draw the crowds, and a newspaper would probably be the most effective publicity. Good luck! Ruth Lame

Ruth, I would love to do that but I live in Illinois. Is there a library or some other reference sourc that I could use. ~Debbie in Central Illinois~ -----Original Message----- From: ScrubJay42@aol.com <ScrubJay42@aol.com> To: CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com <CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 25, 2001 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [CIRCUS-FOLK] Query >In a message dated 3/25/01 9:11:06 AM Mountain Standard Time, >dagran@davesworld.net writes: > ><< My mom and dad met each other during a carnival stop in Blytheville, >Arkansas in September 1931. I am not sure if the carnival was in Blytheville >or a surrounding area. They have both passed on now and we, the children >would love to know the name or the owner of the carnival outfit that would >have been in that area at that time. >> > >You might also try old newspapers from the Blytheville area from August and >September of 1931. The carnivals and circuses probably put out publicity >ahead of time to draw the crowds, and a newspaper would probably be the most >effective publicity. > >Good luck! >Ruth Lame > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

We’re trying to find any information regarding a family associated with Ringling Brothers Circus. Amelia Greene, from Pulaski, Georgia, joined the circus in probably the early to mid 1930s as a seamstress, taking along three of her children, son, Garland, and two daughters, Dell and Jean. Dell and Jean, became trapeze artists. Garland worked with the side show. Amelia married a man named Town, date not known. He was later killed by a falling tent pole. It is not known how long the girls stayed with the circus but Amelia was still there in the early 40s. We’ve tried Ringling headquarters but their records do not go back that far. If anyone recognizes this I would appreciate hearing from them.

Hi; Have you tried the Circus Historical Society? Contact: Mr. Dave Price, Sec/Tres. 1954 Old Hickory Blvd., Brentwood, TN. 37027-4014. Also, send a note to Don Marcks,( the publisher/editor of the weekly trade paper) Circus Report 525 Oak Street, El Cerrito, California 94530-3699 ask him to please print your letter requesting information, which he will do. This is a small weekly BUT the only weekly paper dedicated to circus and variety acts anywhere and it goes all over the world. The Circus Fans of America, Mr. Irvin C. Mohler, P.O. Box 59710, Potomac, MD. 20859. I have to leave for this afternoon but will send more infor later. Good luck. Donn and Nancy Moyer. http://www.wa.net/~djmoyer/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. L. MacKenzie" <blair_mackenzie@email.msn.com> To: <CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 4:42 AM Subject: [CIRCUS-FOLK] Ringling Brothers, 1930s > We're trying to find any information regarding a family associated with > Ringling Brothers Circus. > Amelia Greene, from Pulaski, Georgia, joined the circus in probably the > early to mid 1930s as a seamstress, taking along three of her children, son, > Garland, and two daughters, Dell and Jean. Dell and Jean, became trapeze > artists. Garland worked with the side show. > Amelia married a man named Town, date not known. He was later killed by a > falling tent pole. > It is not known how long the girls stayed with the circus but Amelia was > still there in the early 40s. > We've tried Ringling headquarters but their records do not go back that far. > If anyone recognizes this I would appreciate hearing from them. > > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hi Debbie; I don't know if this will help you in your search for information but it might give you some ideas to check out. The showman's "bible" for the past 100 years is now called Amusement Business (it was formally called the Billboard weekly). It deals with carnivals and I would suggest a letter to the editor with your query. Their address is as follows; Amusement Business, BPI Communications, Inc., 49 Music square West, Nashville, Tennessee 37203 (615/321-4250). There are numerous "showmans clubs" such as the Showmans Club, Gibsonton, FLA., Sarasota, FLA. and many others. I don't have addresses before me at this moment and will soon be leaving until evening (Pacific Coast Time). You might try to get the phone number and/or addresses from the yellow pages in the search engine Yahoo on their "Switchboard" or any other "yellow pages" directory for these towns. You might also check for Heart of America Showmans Club I think (not sure) it is in Little Rock. There is also a carnival historical society but I don't have time to research their address at the moment. This will give you something to go on. Get back to me if you don't get anywhere. Check out our show business web site at; http://www.wa.net/~djmoyer/ When I have some time I will try to get information on various carnival societies. Best Wishes, Donn and Nancy Moyer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie R." <dagran@davesworld.net> To: <CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 7:55 AM Subject: [CIRCUS-FOLK] Query > Hi, this is my first time posting on this list and I didn't even know that there was such a list so don't know if anyone can help me or not. My mom and dad met each other during a carnival stop in Blytheville, Arkansas in September 1931. I am not sure if the carnival was in Blytheville or a surrounding area. They have both passed on now and we, the children would love to know the name or the owner of the carnival outfit that would have been in that area at that time. My dad was a wrestler for carnival and he went by the name of Smokey. His real name was Kyle Phillips and my mother was a native of Blytheville. Her name was Merle Cavashere. This meeting produced a 43 year marriage and 4 children. We would just like to know if there is a way to find this information or if anyone else might know. Thanks Debbie from Illinois. > > ~Debbie in Central Illinois~ > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Hi, this is my first time posting on this list and I didn't even know that there was such a list so don't know if anyone can help me or not. My mom and dad met each other during a carnival stop in Blytheville, Arkansas in September 1931. I am not sure if the carnival was in Blytheville or a surrounding area. They have both passed on now and we, the children would love to know the name or the owner of the carnival outfit that would have been in that area at that time. My dad was a wrestler for carnival and he went by the name of Smokey. His real name was Kyle Phillips and my mother was a native of Blytheville. Her name was Merle Cavashere. This meeting produced a 43 year marriage and 4 children. We would just like to know if there is a way to find this information or if anyone else might know. Thanks Debbie from Illinois. ~Debbie in Central Illinois~

Thanks for the information. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Wheat" <geodawn@soli.inav.net> To: <CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 8:30 PM Subject: [CIRCUS-FOLK] Circus Folk who may have passed through Texas > Here is a site in Texas that has a bunch of old circus and carnival > articles. Type in CIRCUS CARNIVAL on the search line and you will get a lot > of things to search for your talented ancestors from the late 1800s and > early 1900s. > > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.new.html > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

The URL is http://www.circushalloffame.com/, although I was a bit disappointed at the limited scope of the information on the site. Does anybody know of good sites for researching eastern European circus history? Lindsay Graham Canberra, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "jnsford" <jnsford@sdcoe.k12.ca.us> To: <CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 24 March 2001 04:37 Subject: [CIRCUS-FOLK] > Hello Everyone, > > Another source on Circus Performers can be located > at the CIRCUS HALL OF FAME,. They have so much information on > CIRCUS PERFORMERS. the address for them is: > CIRCUS HALL OF FAME > P O Box 700 > Peru Indiana 46970 > <snip>

Here is a site in Texas that has a bunch of old circus and carnival articles. Type in CIRCUS CARNIVAL on the search line and you will get a lot of things to search for your talented ancestors from the late 1800s and early 1900s. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.new.html