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| | Guide to '''Belgium ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |
| | ==Country Information== |
| | Belgium is a country in Europe bordered by [[The Netherlands Genealogy|The Netherlands]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], [[Luxembourg Genealogy|Luxembourg]], and [[France Genealogy|France]]. The official languages are Dutch, French, and German.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Belgium," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 4 may 2016.</ref> |
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| Since the middle ages, Belgium has been dominated by powerful nations such as Spain, France, and the Netherlands. Although its social, political, and relgious identity has evolved over these many years it began to earnestly striving to gain its independence from the Netherlands in 1830. The London Convention of April 19 1839, also known as the Article XXIV of the Convention, marks the recognition of the Belgian independence.
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| Belgium was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II.
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| The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.
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| Brussels* (Bruxelles) capital region
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| Flanders* region (five provinces) -- Dutch Speaking:
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| *Antwerpen (Antwerp) Province
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| *Limburg Province
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| *Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders) Province
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| *Vlaams-Brabant (Flemish Brabant) Province
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| *West-Vlaanderen (West Flanders) Province
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| Wallonia Region (five provinces) -- French Speaking:
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| *Brabant Wallon (Walloon Brabant) Province
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| *Hainaut Province
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| *Liege Province
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| *Luxembourg Province
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| *Namur Province
| | <b>Flanders region (five provinces) -- Dutch Speaking:</b> |
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| <br>Note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities. | | <li>[[Antwerp, Belgium Genealogy|Antwerp (Antwerpen) Province]] </li> |
| | | <li>[[Limburg, Belgium Genealogy|Limburg Province]] </li> |
| == Research Tools == | | <li>[[Oost Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li> |
| | | <li>[[Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium Genealogy|Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant) Province]] </li> |
| *[[Belgium Websites|Websites]]
| | <li>[[West Vlaanderen (West Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li> |
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| *[[Belgium, Antwerp, Police Immigration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
| | <br><b>Wallonia Region (five provinces) -- French Speaking:</b> |
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| *(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
| | <li>[[Brabant Wallon, Belgium Genealogy|Walloon Brabant (Brabant wallon) Province]] </li> |
| *(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
| | <li>[[Hainaut, Belgium Genealogy|Hainaut Province]] </li> |
| | | <li>[[Liège, Belgium Genealogy|Liège Province]] </li> |
| The following information comes from the periodical "Belgian Laces": Here is a web-site that will help you find villages or towns that may no longer exist on current Belgian maps: [http://www.notrebelgique.be/fr/index.php Notre Belgique] <br>Under "Coin Lecture" you will find 4 choices: <br>
| | <li>[[Luxembourg, Belgium Genealogy|Luxembourg Province]] </li> |
| | | <li>[[Namur, Belgium Genealogy|Namur Province]] </li> |
| '''Le Saviez-vous''' gives you a story behind the creation of Belgium's National Anthem, "La Brabançonne"
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| '''Vieux Metiers''' contains a short list of occupations (in French)
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| '''Dictionnaires''' offers 3 choices:
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| *A 1802 Geographic Dictionary of all Departments in France (3 volumes in alphabetical order)
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| *A Geographic dictionary of the 13 Departments in Belgium and East of the Rhein River (2 volumes)
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| *A 1882 Belgian Geographic dictionary
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| They are expecting to add more books in the future. Nine are currently underway.
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| <br>'''Bibliotheque''' - under Construction - will offer | |
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| *Etymology
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| *Toponymy
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| *History of Belgium
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| *Dictionary of localities
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| '''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
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| *[[Belgium, Antwerp, Police Immigration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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| *[[Belgium Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Belgium Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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| *[[Belgium Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Belgium Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historica Recordsl)]]
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| *[[Belgium Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Belgium Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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| *[[Belgium Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Belgium Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records]])
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| | <br>Note: As a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities. |
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| *[[Belgium Civil Registers|Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Golden Book of the Firecard]] (Guldenboek der Vuurkaart)
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