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Harvey Hatch
Watchmaker
Harvey Hatch’s life brou...
Levi Strong Backus
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Professor John Burton Hotchkiss
First Deaf Professor at Gallaudet University
...George Washington Lamb and Maria Bailey
Cabinetmaker
Maria Bailey and her sister ...
Laurette Goodrich Warriner
Supporting Her Family
Laurette Goodrich b...
Charles Hillar
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Almon Miner Lippincott
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Isaac Hine and Sophia Rowley
Love and Family at ASD
As deaf children c...
Algot Anderson
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Augustus Fuller
Portrait Painter and Traveler
Augustus Fu...
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Harvey Hatch
Watchmaker
Harvey Hatch’s life brought him across the United States and illustrates the tight bonds of the 19th century Deaf Community. Born on March 20, 1808, Hatch grew up in Washington, CT. He enrolled at the American School for the ...
Levi Strong Backus
Deaf Teachers Abroad
Levi Strong Backus grew up in the same town as deaf silversmith Sylvester Gilbert. Born deaf, Backus attended the American School for the Deaf as part of the first class in 1817 when he ...
Professor John Burton Hotchkiss
First Deaf Professor at Gallaudet University
John Burton Hotchkiss was born August 22, 1845 in Seymour and grew up on this street. Hotchkiss was hearing until Scarlet Fever deafened him at 11 years old. When he was admitted to the ...
George Washington Lamb and Maria Bailey
Cabinetmaker
Maria Bailey and her sister Harriet were amongst the first students to attend the American School for the Deaf when it opened in 1817. Even though they were already adults, at 20 and 18 years old respectively, they left ...
Laurette Goodrich Warriner
Supporting Her Family
Laurette Goodrich became deaf as a result of a childhood disease when she was a year old. When she was 10 years old she left her home in Chatham (now East Hampton) to attend school at the ...
Charles Hillar
First African-American Student at ASD
Charles Hillar was the first student of African descent to attend the American School for the Deaf. He and two other children, who enrolled at the New York School for the Deaf ...
Almon Miner Lippincott
Pilot
This stunning vista across Madison’s saltmarshes sits on top of the remains of Almon Miner Lippincott’s airplane hangar. Lippincott, who typically went by “Miner”, was born deaf on December 5, 1904 and raised in Madison. He ...
Isaac Hine and Sophia Rowley
Love and Family at ASD
As deaf children came to Hartford from across the country, they not only received an education, but created a community. They forged lifelong friendships by learning, living, and working together. Many became young couples and ...
Algot Anderson
Pioneer and Artist
Algot Anderson was a talented artist and a passionate supporter of the American School for the Deaf. Anderson was born on October 20, 1897 in Meriden. At the age of three, he and his ...
Augustus Fuller
Portrait Painter and Traveler
Augustus Fuller (1812-1873) was born deaf in Massachusetts and attended the American School for the Deaf from 1824 to 1828. His brother Aaron also studied at ASD and married fellow alumni Sophia Smith. His hearing sister ...
