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SOCIÉTÉ LAURENT CLERC
thesocietelaurentc
Oct 13, 20231 min read
The History of Sign Language
George Dalgarno (1616-1687) is their next victim. Seems he was from a long line of linguists that contemplated languages and were...
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thesocietelaurentc
Oct 13, 20232 min read
The History of Sign Language
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...
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thesocietelaurentc
Oct 13, 20231 min read
The History of Sign Language
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...
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thesocietelaurentc
Oct 6, 20231 min read
ASL In The Home of Francis Clerc Ogden: Wilton CT
Exciting News! Coming off the exhibit on Laurent and his Wilton great grandson. Francis CLERC Ogden at the Wilton Historical Society...
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thesocietelaurentc
Sep 29, 20231 min read
THE LAURENT AND ELIZA GRAVE SITE GARDEN
Good morning gardeners and cemetery lovers. Reporting in on a development in the care of Laurent and Eliza's family grave site. A recent...
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thesocietelaurentc
Sep 29, 20231 min read
SEARCHING LAURENT CLERC THRU RESEARCH
Of course when Laurent arrived he had to reprise his fund raising techniques honed under the supervision of Abbe Sicard. Here is a...
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thesocietelaurentc
Aug 25, 20233 min read
Clerc Jardin Redux
This last trip through Hartford I stopped by the garden to make some small progress in the rehabilitation of Clerc's final resting place....
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thesocietelaurentc
Jun 14, 20233 min read
The Wilton Bulletin Article: Article on Clerc Exhibit - June 5, 2023
Recreation of the June 5, 2023 article in the Wilton Bulletin, where Francis Clerc Ogden actually contributed to as the "Original Old...
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thesocietelaurentc
May 29, 20232 min read
The Clerc's of Wilton
On May 19, 2023 there was an exhibit held at the Wilton Historical Society (WHS). Laurent Clerc's great grandson, Francis Clerc Ogden....
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thesocietelaurentc
May 3, 20232 min read
Laurent Clerc History Presentation at PS 347 in Manhattan
PS 47 The American Sign Language and English Secondary School in Manhattan, NYC is a special place. It is the first school that Laurent...
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thesocietelaurentc
May 2, 20232 min read
LAURENT AND ELIZA GARDEN PROJECT UPDATE!
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...
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thesocietelaurentc
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Yale University Laurent Clerc History Presentation: April 4, 2023
Laurent Clerc has some history with Yale University. When he arrived in America with Thomas Gallaudet he was a prisoner of that...
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thesocietelaurentc
Apr 30, 20232 min read
American School for the Deaf Founders Day 2023
Every year about this time the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT celebrates Founders Day to acknowledge the men and women...
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thesocietelaurentc
Mar 24, 20232 min read
MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON
This is interesting. It seems that James is stating that making a memorial for great deeds is lame and kinda sad. He quotes Talleyrand...
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thesocietelaurentc
Mar 23, 20231 min read
MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON
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...
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thesocietelaurentc
Mar 15, 20231 min read
MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON
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...
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thesocietelaurentc
Mar 11, 20232 min read
MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON
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...
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thesocietelaurentc
Mar 11, 20232 min read
MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON
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...
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thesocietelaurentc
Mar 11, 20232 min read
MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON
HOW IS THAT FOR FAST! Dension continues with the recounting of the “Origin Story”, citing Laurent’s close relationship with the Asylum....
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thesocietelaurentc
Feb 6, 20232 min read
MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON
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...
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