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Big Top in the Bay State: a History of Circuses in Massachusetts

Peter Drummey, the Stephen T. Riley Librarian at the Massachusetts Historical Society will speak on the history of circuses in our state. Learn about the advent and impact of circus trains, the use of multiple rings, and how this early history shaped the circus that we know and love today.  

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