Dear Devon and All of you,
Belgium wasn't only "build" with parts from the south of Netherlands .
One part come from France that's why this language problem excist
there. So also French bobbin lacemakers where there.
I personally didn't hear something about wandering to the north or to
Franc
Belgium only became a country in 1830. Rockland County and Bergen County,
along with New York City were being settled in the 1600's. At that point,
the lace making regions of Belgium would have been called the Southern
Netherlands. I can't say that my historical knowledge extends to whether
The majority of the members of the Metro Chapter of IOLI are from Bergen
County, NJ. This is due in large part to the fact that the late and very
much missed Gunvor Jorgensen lived in Northvale and began the group. There
are a few of us from Rockland County, NY and other counties of NJ and even
I live in the southern part of the Land of Lincoln(Illinois) and there are
several Lincoln sites and Lewis and Clark sites and fortresses all over.
Lincoln Log Cabin, Vandalia State House, Faust Park, Heritage Days on the
Goshen Trail at Lewis and Clark College to name a few. Some years I would
ha
