News
This page gathers all published posts, internal and external. Even if all the internal posts can only be accessed by members, this page gives you a faithful reflection of the activity of our association.
Brest 2024 conference
It’s back to work for the association, which has been busy over the summer months….
“Les Fêtes maritimes de Brest”
You probably know Brest for its incredible Musée National de la Marine, housed in the…
Cholet hosts the first conference of 2024
On Tuesday 16 April, our dear President, Mr Jean-Marie Pestel, travelled over 500 kilometres from…
Jacques Picard, Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour
Our long-standing member, Jacques Picard, was made a Knight of the Order of the Legion…
Lituya Bay and the tragedy of Lapérouse
It was July 1786 when La Boussole and the Astrolabe set sail from Lituya Bay,…
Meet Masashi Mitani
We had the pleasure of welcoming Mr Masashi Mitani to Albi from Japan with his…
Lapérouse, beyond the seas
This is an article that appeared in the Tarn Libre on 24 November 2023 that…
“Escale Lapérouse, worlds to explore”
For nearly three years, the Albigensian town council has been working on a large-scale project…
Discovering Joseph Lepaute Dagelet
Nicole-Reine Lepaute, born as Etable de la Bière, Public domain Joseph Lepaute Dagelet, astronomer and…
A cannon… and some questions !
In February of this year 2023, Mr Jim Brennan came to see ALAF (Association Lapérouse…
VANIKORO’S MYSTERIOUS SKELETON (3)
DNA and genealogy for identification purposes We devoted our two previous articles to the search…
Vanikoro’s mysterious skeleton (2)
We mentioned earlier the surprising discovery of a skeleton admirably preserved more than 200 years…