We have for each deported basic information that could allow us to find their traces: Name, first name, maiden name for married women, date and place of birth.
Thanks to the work of several years of research, we have managed to collect more than 50,000 documents relating to the deportees of convoy 77.
We offering secondary school students in each country concerned, to search in their town or village, the traces of these deportees who were born and lived where they live today, their grandparents may have met or even known.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of documents will I be able to access?
The association provides archival documents and supports you in your research.
Which students can participate in the project?
The project is aimed at middle and high school students or students who volunteer with their teacher to instruct, document and write a biography of one or more deportees from the convoy.
How to register ?
Complete the registration block by clicking on the button below.
Questions ? Write to us at contact@convoi.org
Participate in a project with students from 32 different countries
By group or individually, these young people (supervised by their teachers) will carry out an investigation that will probably start at the town hall or the local archives headquarters, and will take them to the places where these people have grown, lived, studied and worked. They will collect testimonials, while developing their knowledge about their environment and their history.
The biographies written are posted on the site of convoy 77
Through this process, thousands of young Europeans will be able to better understand World War II and the Holocaust by actively investigating facts about their close environment, while having the satisfaction of participating in an international memory project. .