Joseph Clerc, Laurent's Father
CLERC FAMILY HISTORY I have finally arrived home from my trip to France. Before the cycling and hiking, which were lovely, I had the...
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SOCIÉTÉ LAURENT CLERC
thesocietelaurentc
Mar 102 min read
Ohio State of Mind
I spent some time in Ohio. (For those of you not on this continent) That would be 8 years in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was from around 1960 to...
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thesocietelaurentc
Feb 141 min read
YOUNG DEAF ARTISTS OF OHIO REJOICE
I continue to meet many interesting and active members of the Deaf community. Yesterday was not exception. I received an email from the...
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thesocietelaurentc
Feb 11 min read
CLERC ART GALLERY: 2024.01.29
Today I am again reminded of the wonderful folks that I meet while I work on Laurent's life. A while back I decided that it would be...
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thesocietelaurentc
Feb 11 min read
ASL FINALLY! 2024.01.29
My greatest disappointment with this project is my lack of ASL. Laurent and Eliza had no deaf family members after themselves. So any...
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thesocietelaurentc
Feb 11 min read
BRATTLEBORO HISTORY SOCIETY: 2024.01.25
This research thing would seem to be a lonely endeavour but it is just the opposite. Where do we get to hang out and engage with others...
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thesocietelaurentc
Feb 12 min read
THE SWEET AND UGLY: 2024.01.24
Today had some excitement and sadness I suppose. I have been researching this Laurent Clerc at a reunion in 1867 in none other than...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 311 min read
A PRODUCTIVE DAY: 2024.01.22
Today I needed to provide some content for the website. Sometimes I get away from it and forgot that it has to be fed like the beast it...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 311 min read
RESEARCHING AND CATCHING OFF ON: 2024.01.20
Part of my research and work on the stamp for Laurent Clerc is testing how to reach folks to make connections to educate others about...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 311 min read
Did Laurent Read His Bible?
Today I was in an organizational mood. I have been working on the Laurent Clerc Bible. This is an attempt to catalogue all the known...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 311 min read
Harmanus By Any Other Name
Iam constantly reminded how much fun research has become. It can consume days. I recently included a post in the blog and in the our ...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 302 min read
CLERC CITIZENSHIP?
We have wondered about Clerc as an American citizen for some time now. Was he or wasn't he. I am sure that he identified as one but...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 271 min read
Laurent Clerc Accused? Shocking!
LAURENT CLERC FRATERNIZING? I am not sure how to respond to Nathaniel. If Laurent had not fraternized with students after classroom...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 261 min read
Enough Already Laurent
Ok, you might need to cut me some slack, getting all maudlin (the tearfully sentimental and not intoxicated part of a word meaning...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 242 min read
Laurent Clerc: Sign Language Becomes Ugly?
I was recently reading the article “Laurent Clerc: A Complex and Conflicted Deaf Man in America" by Kurz and Hlibok. In this article they...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 222 min read
Laurent Agrees with State Funding of Deaf Education
Last year was exciting for our discovery of the Wilton Papers and the new insights into the family and work life of Laurent Clerc. You...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 192 min read
Laurent Trips on China
This is getting fun again. Now here is an interesting story that was noted during the 3rd Annual Convention for Deaf-Mutes. See the link...
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thesocietelaurentc
Jan 182 min read
Laurent Packs His Wedding Party
I just really enjoy it when we are able to find new pieces of Laurent Clerc history out there. This week it had to do with Laurent's...
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thesocietelaurentc
Dec 16, 20235 min read
Adele Raverot Clerc's Sterling Flatware
Throughout my work on the history of Laurent Clerc, my 4x great grandfather, I have made many serendipitous connections and met scores of...
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thesocietelaurentc
Dec 12, 20231 min read
The Wilton Clerc Papers Present
On December 6, 2023, the SOCIÉTÉ LAURENT CLERC laurentclerc.org held a presentation at the Wilton Library https://www.wiltonlibrary.org i...
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