365 DAYS OF LAURENT CLERC
Over the last year we have been trying to expand our understanding of this unique individual and his contributions to Deaf History and...
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SOCIÉTÉ LAURENT CLERC
thesocietelaurentc
- Oct 15, 2023
- 4 min
A FEEL GOOD LAURENT CLERC STORY
Ok, I have to tell you this lovely When The Mind Hears story. Makes one feel good about the world and people. So, In 1985 my father,...
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thesocietelaurentc
- Oct 15, 2023
- 1 min
The History of Sign Language
Harlan has taken you through what he feels are the less then noble members of society that made their names on deaf education. He...
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thesocietelaurentc
- Oct 15, 2023
- 1 min
The History of Sign Language
Harlan and the Baron are not kind to Juan Pablo Bonet (1573-1633) a Spanish priest who wrote what is believed to be the first book on...
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thesocietelaurentc
- Oct 15, 2023
- 1 min
The History of Sign Language
Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont (1614 – 1698) traveled with Bohemian gypsies in search of the universal language of man, who the Deaf...
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thesocietelaurentc
- Oct 13, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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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