Strong families yield strong kids. That’s where leadership starts, and no family is more illustrative of this than the Pattons. For three generations, the Homestead provided the backdrop for one of America’s greatest military families to foster resilience, love and service to all. That’s why Joanne Patton – in gifting the homestead to the Town of Hamilton – specified that it be open to the public, so that families and friends can come together in a quiet place to re-connect with nature and with each other.