Wisconsin's Circus Heritage with Peter Shrake, Archivist, Robert L. Parkinson Library & Research Center
Circus World’s Robert L. Parkinson Library and Research Center is the world’s foremost research facility for circus history. The holdings document the history of the American circus from its inception in 1793 to the present day. There have been over 100 Circus shows in the state of Wisconsin. Come and listen to Peter Shrake share the history of the Circus in our state.