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Events

Gatherings in Clairac

Descendants of the families who emigrated from Clairac have come back to the land of their ancestors. Here are the gatherings that the documents collected on this site make it possible to date, each with its sources.

1978 — The gathering of descendants of emigrants

In 1978, Claude Martin organised in Clairac a gathering of several dozen descendants of emigrants. [A]

A Sud Ouest cutting kept by the family tells the story. Nearly twenty-five participants, lodged with local families, are welcomed in the Salle Tivoli by Claude Martin and study the family trees of families of Clairac stock — Boué, Denis, Caubet, Duvigneau… They come from Mauritius, Belgium, West Germany, the United States, Canada, Algeria and Martinique; among them is Dr François Darné, ambassador of Mauritius. In the afternoon, the departmental archivist Lucile Bourrachot gives a lecture on life in Clairac in the 17th and 18th centuries, in the presence of the sub-prefect and the mayor; in the evening, the participants are received in Marmande. The record of the cutting (article not reproduced).

Photographs, programmes or memories of this meeting are welcome.

The photograph of the gathering The lab’s leads

Claude Martin and the Huguenot descendants

July 2017 — The Dutilh family reunion

In July 2017, 70 members of the Dutilh family gather in Clairac. [B] Two articles in Sud Ouest then announce this “cousinade” (cousins’ reunion) and mention the help Claude Martin gave to the family’s research. [D] [E]

The event record and its sources

2027 — Claude Martin’s centenary

Born on 1 March 1927, Claude Martin would have turned one hundred on 1 March 2027. [A] Date, venue and programme: information to come.

The 2027 centenary

Research in progress — contribute. Other gatherings have taken place in Clairac: from the 1960s, descendants of emigrant families came to see Claude Martin. [A] Did you take part in one of them? Your memories and documents can help complete this page.

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