Many of you may not know that a terrific organization exists that loves the History of the Circus. The Circus Historical Society is an International organization with about 750 members. Each member receives a copy of the journal, Bandwagon, six times a year. Each Bandwagon is full of articles about the old wagon shows, the railroad shows, the trucks shows, performers, the animals, and the Bandwagon is the ONLY journal that provides a full coverage of all shows that were on the road the previous year.

Members receive a beautiful certificate and membership card when they join. Our annual convention offers two days of Circus Presentations by some of the leading Historians in this country. We have a benefit auction of Circus memorabilia, and terrific banquet with a keynote speaker and a circus related event. The 2009 convention will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in conjunction with the Great Circus Parade on July 12th. Enjoy the Circus Historical Society website at http://circushistory.org which is updated daily. There you’ll find a wide array of Circus Routes from years gone by, Rosters, a synopsis of Bandwagon articles some of which can be viewed on-line and an application to join the Circus Historical Society,Inc. Don’t be left out of the greatest collection of Circus History ever captured by joining us today.

    Unfortunately for the Zoo, Zero was most satisfied staying there. While the Zookeepers only fed him half of his normal meals hoping he would get hungry enough to come up by himself, the Zookeepers also felt like two weeks was long enough. After being sedated, he was fitted with the necessary equipment and raised out of the moat with a crane. Veterinarians examined him and said he appears to be in fine health and has suffered nothing from the fall or two weeks in the moat.

    The Zoo has said they will examine the entire situation from one end to the other again and consider some recommendations for changes in Zero’s display such as possibly making the stairway out of the moat easier to use.