BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Distr. Aalst (East-Flanders) Municipality Aalst Outline related to Belgian Emigration

Description

Translation Place Name

Dutch: Aalst (offical place name)

French: Alost

Territorial Subdivisions

• Period 1977-now

  Aalst has incorporated until 1977 the following towns (former municipalities):
  • City Aalst
  • Towns: Nieuwerkerken, Meldert, Baardegem, Erembodegem, Moorsel, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade

Short History with Bibliography

Sources

Repositories

Societies

Migration / Emigration / Immigration

• Emigration to the Netherlands

  • Book: Aalsterse katoendrukkers naar Helmond in Nederland 1846 - 1860 by A. Braet en L. Bombeeck, 2003

Families and Family Histories

• Families

• Histories

• Research

  Nieuwerkerken (1600-1798)

  contact Etienne Elskens (see the footer of this page)

  Erembodegem (1600-1900)

  contact Etienne Elskens (see the footer of this page)

Sciences

This web site is the collective work of the subscribers to the mail list BELGIUM-ROOTS-L founded June 1998 by Georges Picavet (see our members page and the copyrights page for more info) Q:\webbeta\rw_belgiumroots\bel\4ovl\41\41002\index.html (bel_vov) This Global file was last updated 18/01/2007 23:47:22 CET and uploaded Thursday, 18-Jan-2007 16:10:53 MST