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Life in Flanders in the 18th and 19th Centuries
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To
understand what "pulled" and "pushed" many Belgians to emigrate to
North America and elsewhere in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it
is best to begin by looking at what happened during the
Ancien
Régime
('old system')
during which the Austrian Habsburg monarchs ruled the
'Southern
Netherlands'
until 1795 and then in the 20 years that the French occupied what
later became 'Belgium'.
The many people who are contributing or have contributed,
directly or indirectly, through their knowledge of Belgian history,
genealogy and cultural matters to the development of this Web site
include: Regine Brindle, Etienne Elskens, Pierre
& Leen Inghels, Bernard Lauwyck, Jean-Paul
Leburton, Luc Matthijs, Georges Picavet, Jozef
Smits, Sandra Vancauwenberghe, André Van de
Sompel, Jos and Marie-Louise Van den berge, Edward Van
Rengen, Jules Vanhaelemeesch, Frans Vandenbosch,
Jan Van Looy and Marc Verschooris. Their potential for
making a contribution often first became apparent from their input on
<BELGIUM-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com>. Frits C. Stevens kindly
translated from the Nederlands language and offered constructive
criticism based on his knowledge of Belgium and the Belgians.
Robert Thiry skillfully edited this page. Apologies are
extended to those inadvertently omitted from the above group. Most of
the material connected with the town of Tremelo in Flemish
Brabant was include with the permission ofRik
Wouters
and Andre
Verhoeven
from their book "Tremelore".
Although
those mentioned above provided most of the content of this site, the
overall objectives of this Website and all failings and errors are
the sole responsibility of Marcel
Blanchaer
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suggestions.
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