In November 2025, the Clément Foundation launched a revamped version of the website http://www.stpierre1902.org, which contains a database of victims of the tragic disaster. The Saint-Pierre 1902 database is the result of a long and laborious data collection effort carried out over more than 20 years on a voluntary basis by individuals keen to share the story of this tragedy in Martinique.
I'd forgotten that time doesn't wait, it rushes by and sometimes takes us by surprise. So today, as a form of tribute, I'm sharing with you, from my perspective, a research project that was close to his heart, and, through it, a little of the Jean-Pierre I've known, of what I owe him.
Today, I'm talking about a bilingual (French/English) book, Kanawa, adventures in the Caribbean Sea which recounts the reconquest of Kalinagos construction and navigation skills and, beyond that, a rich human adventure.
Today, through the example of La Pagerie, I would like to talk to you about what goes on behind the scenes of the profession and to show you how scientific research can support museums, historical monuments and other cultural spaces to give meaning to the development of their collections and their heritage.
For once, I'm talking about the background of the profession and an ambitious project of Manioc.org that was very close to my heart: a database "Slavery in Martinique".
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