In the town of Rochefort, south west of France, a team of passionated people have undertaken a tremendous challenge The reconstruction of the Hermione, the ship on which La Fayette embarked in 1780, to bring help and support to the American insurgents. Since its beginning, the construction site is a true living show place, open yearly to visitors. Once the Hermione is fully completed, it is planned to sail again on La Fayette's journey, from Rochefort to Boston, via the Franco-American historical stops along the eastern coast « The Lafayette trip »

From 1939 to 1953, nearly one million people were deported to the Gulag from the European territories annexed by the USSR at the start of the Second World War and those that came under Soviet influence after the War: some to work camps but most as forced settlers in villages in Siberia and Central Asia. An international team of researchers has collected 160 statements from former deportees, photographs of their lives, documents from private and public archives and films. Many of these witnesses had never spoken out before. In these statements and these documents, the Museum invites you to explore a neglected chapter of the history of Europe.

remains of communist dictatorship  in a surprising attraction park

Storming Juno is a film based on the remarkable and determined actions of a handful of young Canadian men who stormed Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. D-Day.

Between 1941 and 1944, almost one and a half million Ukrainian Jews were assassinated when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The immense majority was killed by Einsatzgruppen firing squads (mobile execution units in the East), Waffen SS units, the German police and local collaborators. Only a small minority was assassinated after having been deported to extermination camps. Since 2004, Father Patrick Desbois and the Yahad-In Unum research team regularly travel across the regions of Ukraine, intent on identifying and assessing every site in eastern and western Ukraine in which Jews were exterminated by mobile Nazi units during World War II.The exhibition at the Shoah Memorial, from the 20th of June, 2007 to the 6th of January, 2008, presents their ongoing research. By reconstituting the assassins' procedural methods, it provides one with a better understanding of how the genocide of Eastern European Jews was actually put into practice. It has finally become possible to preserve and respect the victims' burial places

a map-collection of great archeological sites in France. Interactive. Published by french government

"the musée du quai Branly carried out the 3D digitisation of several hundred objects. The 3D flash tour invites you to discover a selection, accompanied by cards and detailed descriptions. "

The Qantara project is part of the Euromed Heritage programme, which hopes to contribute to mutual understanding and dialogue between Mediterranean cultures by highlighting their cultural heritage. It aims to encourage intercultural dialogue by supporting the preservation and promotion of the shared historical and cultural heritage of the Euromed region, through human, scientific and technological exchanges.

Une visite virtuelle et interactive de l'exposition, de nombreuses oeuvres commentées, des vidéos, une chronologie illustrée du règne du roi-Soleil. Un site pédagogique de grande qualité.

All the exhibition website in English

The American flag was born on June 14, 1777 (now you know why we celebrate Flag Day on this date) after the Continental Congress adopted this resolution: That the Flag of the united states be 13 stripes alternate red and white, that the Union be 13...

Find out an english version on this canadian website Que devraient savoir les élèves après avoir étudié l'histoire pendant 12 ans à l'école? Que devraient‑ils être capables de faire avec leurs connaissances? Espérons que cette connaissance ne se résume pas à la simple mémorisation d'une foule de dates. Le projet Repères combine les recherches d'historiens et de pédagogues à l'expérience et aux compétences des enseignants sur le terrain afin de trouver des façons pratiques de favoriser la réflexion historique dans le contexte réaliste de la classe.