Background
Connelly, Linda McLean was born on April 16, 1950 in Hudson, New York, United States. Daughter of Albert V. and Frances A. (Lasher) McLean.
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Linda McLean Connelly
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Bachelor, Russell Sage College, 1972; Master of Arts, State University of New York, Cooperstown, 1974; certified arts, Bard College, 1975.
Career
Arts intern, Rensselaer County History Society, Troy, New York, 1972; research intern, Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown, New York, 1972-1973; historic site assistant, Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown, New York, 1974; curator education, Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, 1974-1980; acting director, Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, 1975-1980; director, John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, Bedford, New York, since 1980; director, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Yonkers, New York, since 1991. Lecturer American art and Hudson River School, Lower Hudson Conference Consortium, Elmsford, New York, since 1985. Board directors Columbia County Council for Arts, Hudson, 1975-1979.
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Membership
Board member Westchester County Bicentennial Committee, White Plains, New York, 1987-1988, Taconic Region Affirmative Action Committee, Staatsburg, New York, 1981-1985. Volunteer United States.M.A. West Point (New York) Volumes, since 1987. Chairman United Way Appeal Taconic Region, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1986.
Member American Association Museum, Constitution Island Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Smnithsonian, Friends of John Jay, Jriends of Olana, Cooperstown Graduate Association, Philanthropic and Educational Organization (chairman education program 1989, treasurer ways and means 1990).
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Married William Brian Connelly, March 21, 1982.
