James nails it when he talks about the sacrifices that Clerc made to immigrate to the United States. Who makes these kinds of...

The origin story of Clerc and Gallaudet is well known and pawed over. And why not? It is a fantastic story. The intensity of Sicard’s...

James is not done helping his audience remember Sicard’s own journey through the horrors of the Reign of Terror and the sacrifices he...

MEMORIES OF LAURENT CLERC: JAMES DENISON We can not consider Laurent without mentioning his more immediate mentor, the Abbe Sicard....

I often wonder why Laurent worked as hard as he did to be a teacher of the Deaf. 51 years of teaching between Paris and Hartford, CT....

I think that Laurent indeed had a lot of regard for Sicard throughout his life. All his letters seem to indicate that he was forever...