ABOUT THIS PROJECT

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The booklet, "Who was Gouverneur Morris" was a project recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Gouverneur Museum was founded 50 years ago, in 1976. The Gouverneur Historical Association was keenly interested in publicizing the contribution of Gouverneur Morris as one of our principal Founding Fathers. Gouverneur wrote the Preamble to the Constitution (We the People...) and was widely considered to have written the final draft of the Constitution. And he is our community's namesake.

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Joseph Laurenza, the President of the Gouverneur Historical Association, shown here with a stand-up Gouverneur Morris, researched fourteen aspects of the man's life and created small summaries. He turned the articles over to Shari Barnhart and Lea Dickson, who acted as editors/publishers. Rachel Hunter, feature writer and News Editor of the Tribune Press, will post the small articles weekly.