What did Americans do before Motion Pictures and Television?
Historical Entertainment & Education
Historical
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They saw LIVE entertainment!
We specialize in presenting historically correct entertainment from America's past. From Medicine Shows & Circuses to Puppet Shows and Vaudeville, find out what was entertaining to past generations.
Here are some examples of our "bag-o-tricks."
Contact us and discover what we can bring to your next special event!
Musical Programs!
Popular music from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries! From colonial plantations to antebellum America, from the gilded age to the depression we entertain and educate through music.
Period Puppets
Puppet Shows from three centuries! We have full shows, optick boxes, & marionettes a-la-planchettes that will delight both children and adults.
19th century Medicine Show!
Experience a recreated traveling show from the 1850s. Dr. Murdock's Miracle Elixir and Indian Sagwa Show has come to town. Take a bottle home and try it!
Living History 1600-1930!
Museum theater, social vignettes, and people from the past, allow you to glimpse and interact with history.
Educational Programs!
We bring history to you. We have both informational and instructive programs for schools, workshops, & seminars!
Historians & Speakers
We can provide subject specific speakers for your group, tour, or Elderhostel. Using more than names and dates, our innovative and knowledgable group of historians will bring the past alive and educate your participants.
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Museum Consultation and Training
We offer specialized training in the form of programs, classes, workshops, and seminars, prepared especially for your museum staff, volunteers, and docents.
We specialize in presenting historically correct entertainment from America's past. From Medicine Shows & Circuses to Puppet Shows and Vaudeville, find out what was entertaining to past generations.
