Can anyone direct me to a site with good information about Chang and Ng Bunker, the famous Siamese Twins?

Were they originally from Thailand, giving birth to the expression "Siamese Twins?"

Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874) were born in Thailand of Chinese descent.

Here's a start:

Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Collection (did you see it and get your interest sparked?)

The Bunker Twins: A Hyphenated Life This one didn't work when I double-checked it. I hope it will come back. It was fairly lengthy.

A Social History of Conjoined Twins

[This message was edited by referenth on 07-07-02 at 10:44 PM.]

Here are a couple more pages that may be of interest:

Official Page

Find-A-Grave

Vist Mayberry.com

Thank both of you, and others who may respond, for the links. The Bunkers lived in my home state, but all I recall about them was from reading an article in the Farmers Almanac several years ago. I have enjoyed learning more about them this morning and am finding them quite fascinating.

Dogspit, I got a nice chuckle over there being a site called Visit Mayberry!

You're welcome. Just to be precise: The Bunkers were, of course, born in Siam, as Thailand was known until 1939 (and again from 1945-1949).

That second link I provided is working again if you had no luck with it before.