Kathy Maher
Kathleen Maher is the Executive Director of the Barnum Museum and has over 30 years of experience in museum work. She is a noted authority on Phineas Taylor Barnum and has developed numerous award-winning exhibitions and programs exploring 19th-century social and historical themes. Maher is known for her disaster recovery efforts, having saved the Barnum Museum from an EF1 tornado and both Hurricane Irene and Super Storm Sandy. Under her leadership, the Barnum Museum is focusing on new methods of audience engagement and is becoming a global model for disaster recovery and resilience. Maher has made appearances as a guest historian on various news and media outlets, including the History Channel, A&E, MSG, BBC, AHC, Travel Channel, PBS, NECN, CPTV, and NPR. She has also given a TEDx talk and has been featured in the NY Times, Hartford Courant, and Associated Press. Maher holds gubernatorial appointments to various cultural and historical organizations in Connecticut and was awarded the Tourism Leader of the Year in 2019.
Appears in 40 Episodes
A Great Country for Wealth and Grandeur
In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, join us as we follow Barnum as he tries to navigate a problem at the theater and make sure everything is running smooth...
Poetical Puffing
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortunePoetical Puffing - Episode 31In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, Barnum was worried about his employees at ...
My Character and Peculiarities So Correctly Portrayed
Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchivehttps://tinyurl.com/FAMILY-EXHIBITORhttps://tinyurl.com/Barnumletterhttps://tinyur...
Imitators & Followers will get Poor Gleanings
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneImitators & Followers will get Poor Gleanings - Episode 33In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum w...
Instructive Entertainments: Early 19th Century Panoramas
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneInstructive Entertainments: Early 19th Century Panoramas - Episode 34In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P....
I Entrust You with a Small Secret
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneI Entrust You with a Small Secret - Episode 35In this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum makes a secr...
Igniting Interest: Barnum’s Views on the Loco-Foco Party
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneIgniting Interest: Barnum’s Views on the Loco-Foco Party Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://a...
Wonderful Discoveries
Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://archive.org/details/historylocofoco02byrdgoog/page/n6/mode/2uphttps://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchivehttps://tiny...
The Journey to Fame and Fortune
BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and FortuneThe Journey to Fame and FortuneLearn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here: https://archive.org/details/historyl...
“Why I am a Universalist”
Welcome to this bonus episode of "Becoming Barnum: The Journey to Fame and Fortune." In this episode, we delve into the lesser-known aspects of P.T. Barnum's life, par...