Monthly Archives: March 2011

Got a clue?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Rommie Pierre

First i tried to play the game, but after registering i couldn’t really log-in, so i just explored the museum. I have learn a lot from this little tour. Barnum’s American museum, was located in the corner of  broadway and … Continue reading →

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Tom Thumb

Posted on March 1, 2011 by jack horowitz

I learned many things from the lost museum. It is a great historical tool in my opinion because of the fact that it shows what people were interested in back than and all the types of things that were on … Continue reading →

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LOST FIRE

Posted on March 1, 2011 by fl090216

Going on the website http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu/home.html, and playing the game/challenge of Who Burned Down the Museum was a learning experience. Almost every little crook or picture had some sort of historical reference. The Barnum Museum was like an American Museum; it … Continue reading →

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N.O.T.O.R.I.O.U.S.

Posted on March 1, 2011 by K.Subero

How can you described one of the most dangerous, crime struck, poverty stricken environments, or the birth place a heathenism according to many Religious leaders. This was the town of Five Points, New York City or known today as Chinatown. … Continue reading →

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Guess Who

Posted on March 1, 2011 by sheena.lugo

The Lost Museum website is basically a recreation/visualization of P.T Barnums American Museum. It focuses on Mid 19th centuary New York. There was a fire on July 13, 1865 that destroyed this museum.  Know one knows how the fire started. … Continue reading →

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Lost Museum

Posted on March 1, 2011 by shayna.bracy

When I first went to the website, I thought it was just a bunch of made up stuff. But once Istarted looking around it all seemed pretty cool (made up or not). I learned that the museum was burnt down on … Continue reading →

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Unlce Barnum’s Cabin

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Farzana Akhter

The Barnum Museum website is a very interesting website because its a great interactive tool that engages the visitors to the many attractions as well as clues about various historical figures, events, as well as technological advances during that time … Continue reading →

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Lost Museum Etiquette

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Eleazar Villalon

At the Barnum’s museum, I learned about social etiquette. Even in this time period, there are rules of social etiquette that are should be followed. Some examples is to retain a form of anonymity and another is to avoid be … Continue reading →

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The Little Mermaid

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Anita Kamath

I learned that the Barnum’s museum was once purposefully burnt. There were a lot of southern as well as northern artifacts in this museum. Uncle Tom’s Cabin must have been a popular book to be read, as it discusses the … Continue reading →

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