George Dalgarno (1616-1687) is their next victim. Seems he was from a long line of linguists that contemplated languages and were...

I think that Harlan Lane was using the Baron De Gerando's work to give his outline of the development of deaf education. The Baron was...

I am re-reading When the Mind Hears by Harlan Lane for my December 6th presentation about the Wilton Papers. I love how he speaks about...

Exciting News! Coming off the exhibit on Laurent and his Wilton great grandson. Francis CLERC Ogden at the Wilton Historical Society...

Good morning gardeners and cemetery lovers. Reporting in on a development in the care of Laurent and Eliza's family grave site. A recent...

Of course when Laurent arrived he had to reprise his fund raising techniques honed under the supervision of Abbe Sicard. Here is a...

This last trip through Hartford I stopped by the garden to make some small progress in the rehabilitation of Clerc's final resting place....

Recreation of the June 5, 2023 article in the Wilton Bulletin, where Francis Clerc Ogden actually contributed to as the "Original Old...

On May 19, 2023 there was an exhibit held at the Wilton Historical Society (WHS). Laurent Clerc's great grandson, Francis Clerc Ogden....

PS 47 The American Sign Language and English Secondary School in Manhattan, NYC is a special place. It is the first school that Laurent...

Visits in April 2023 The spring has sprung and the garden becomes the focus of the Societe Laurent Clerc. As you may remember we had...

Laurent Clerc has some history with Yale University. When he arrived in America with Thomas Gallaudet he was a prisoner of that...

Every year about this time the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT celebrates Founders Day to acknowledge the men and women...

This is interesting. It seems that James is stating that making a memorial for great deeds is lame and kinda sad. He quotes Talleyrand...

James is getting more poetic as he comes to the crescendo of his dedication. It is true that the monument will help remind people of his...

I like this paragraph. The more I explore Laurent, the more I think that his being a role model for his students might have been a...

Finally James is getting to the point and the task of the day. To dedicate the memorial to Laurent Clerc. With a shout out to his main...

I wish that James Denison would write me a memorial. I love how he lays it out there and how sweet Laurent’s life was in his last years...

HOW IS THAT FOR FAST! Dension continues with the recounting of the “Origin Story”, citing Laurent’s close relationship with the Asylum....

John continues to preach the noble motives of the Origin Story that made Laurent leave France and all he knew to come to Hartford with...