National bodies

UK National Fairground Archive, based at Sheffield University www.shef.ac.uk/nfa

UK National Association of Teachers of Travellers, with centres around Britain to help teachers with education of children from fairground, circus, gypsy and other traveller families. www.natt.org.uk

US National Carousel Association, www.nca-usa.org

Museums

UK Fairground Heritage Trust, at Dingles, near Launceston, Devon www.fairground-heritage.org.uk

Market and Showmans museum, Essen, Germany www.schaustellermuseum.de

Les Pavillons de Bercy, Bercy, Paris, France www.pavillons-de-bercy.com

Ecomusée d'Alsace, Ungersheim, Alsace, France, home of the Eden Palladium salon carousel. www.ecomusee-alsace.com

Museum of Carousel Art and History, Sandusky, Ohio, US www.merrygoroundmuseum.org

Other fairground websites

Carters Steam Fair, www.carterssteamfair.co.uk

Susanne and Alex Fredebeul's news of German vintage fairground activities. www.karusselpferde.de

Folly Farm, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. www.folly-farm.co.uk

The 1780 carousel at Hanau, Germany. www.karussell-wilhelmsbad.de

UK Fairground Society website www.fairgroundsociety.co.uk

Publications and book sources

Amazon, suppliers of books and many other items. www.amazon.co.uk

Abe Books, source of out of print and rare books. www.abebooks.com

Carousel News and Trader, US magazine www.carouselnews.com