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Mini-expo at FelixArchief in Antwerp: “Foreigners in a foreign city”

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

The FelixArchief (the City Archives of Antwerp: https://felixarchief.antwerpen.be) announced in their recent newsletter from February, sent out via email, that the subject of the mini-expo which will run from February 12, 2019, until Friday, April 5, 2019, will be about … Continue reading →

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Using the indexes to the alien files at the FelixArchief

Posted on July 2, 2012 by admin

If you know about a relative who immigrated via Antwerp to Belgium, you can find his alien file at the Antwerp Archives (FelixArchief). In an earlier article on the Antwerp Archives (FelixArchief), I summarized which files are already in the … Continue reading →

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An introduction to the alien/immigrants files at the FelixArchief (Antwerp Archives)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Many of the Jews citizens living in Antwerp around the turn of the 20th century were immigrants. In addition, while it is impossible to arrive at precise statistics, of the 65-75,000 Jews living in Belgium on the eve of World War … Continue reading →

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Preparing your research at the Belgian State Archives

Posted on March 22, 2012 by admin

Because archives are not always only one block away from you, or because their opening times don’t suit you always well, you most probably will need to do as much preparatory and research work as possible before and after your … Continue reading →

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