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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 1830 Belgium was 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. Belgium was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II.
| | |<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span> |
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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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| == Jurisdictions == | |
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| Brussels* (Bruxelles) capital region
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| Flanders* region (five provinces):
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| *Antwerpen (Antwerp) Province
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| [http://de-wit.net/bronnen/antwerpen-gesneuvelden-1914-1918.htm WWI casualties (1914-1918)] | |
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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):
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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
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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.
| | ==Belgium Map== |
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| == Research Tools == | |
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| Useful websites:
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| *[http://www.familiekunde-vlaanderen.be/ Familiekunde Vlaanderen]
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| *[http://www.familiekunde-vlaanderen.be/ forum-yahoo-groepen Forum Familiekunde Vlaanderen]
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| *[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/belgium/index.html Belgium Genealogy Links]
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| *[http://belgium.rootsweb.com/ The Belgium-Roots Project]
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| *[http://genforum.genealogy.com/belgium/ Belgium Genealogy Forum]
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbr/index.html The Belgium Researchers] This web-site includes WWI and WWII Belgian-American draft cards
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| *[http://www.progenealogists.com/belgium/ Genealogy Research Belgium]
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| *[http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/belgium/resources/be-genealogy.html Genealogy: Belgium]
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| *[http://www.belgium-tourism.net Belgium Tourism]
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| *[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/#Low Directory of Royal Genealogical Data]
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| *[http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Digital Resources the Netherlands And Belgium]
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| *[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Belgium.pdf BYU Research Guide for Belgium]
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| | <b>Brussels (Bruxelles) capital region</b> |
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| | <li>[[Brussels (Bruxelles) Capital Region, Belgium Genealogy|Brussels (Bruxelles) Capital Region]] </li> |
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| | | <b>Flanders region (five provinces) -- Dutch Speaking:</b> |
| *(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
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| | | <li>[[Antwerp, Belgium Genealogy|Antwerp (Antwerpen) Province]] </li> |
| This information comes from the periodical "Belgian Laces": Here is a web-site that will help ou 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>[[Limburg, Belgium Genealogy|Limburg Province]] </li> |
| | | <li>[[Oost Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li> |
| - ''' "Le Saviez-vous"''' gives you a story behind the creation of Belgium's National Anthem, "La Brabançonne"
| | <li>[[Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium Genealogy|Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant) Province]] </li> |
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| | <li>[[West Vlaanderen (West Flanders), Belgium Genealogy|West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) Province]] </li> |
| - ''' "Vieux Metiers"''' contains a short list of occupations (in French)
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| | <br><b>Wallonia Region (five provinces) -- French Speaking:</b> |
| - '''"Dictionnaires"''' offers 3 choices
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| | <li>[[Brabant Wallon, Belgium Genealogy|Walloon Brabant (Brabant wallon) Province]] </li> |
| - A 1802 Geographic Dictionary of all Departments in Frnace (3 volumes in alphabetical order)
| | <li>[[Hainaut, Belgium Genealogy|Hainaut Province]] </li> |
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| | <li>[[Liège, Belgium Genealogy|Liège Province]] </li> |
| - A Geographic dictionary of the 13 Departments in Belgium and East of the Rhein River (2 volumes)
| | <li>[[Luxembourg, Belgium Genealogy|Luxembourg Province]] </li> |
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| | <li>[[Namur, Belgium Genealogy|Namur Province]] </li> |
| - A 1882 Belgian Geographic dictionary
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| They ar expecting to add more books in the future. Nine are currently underway.
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| - '''Bibliotheque''' - under Construction - will offer
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| - History of Belgium
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| - Dictionary of localities
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| *(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
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| [[Category:Belgium]] | | [[Category:Belgium]] |
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