Belgian Laces

Belgian Laces http://www.visitbelgium.com/belfrybeg.htm http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/belfries.html http://www.monument.vlaanderen.be/belfort/indexen.htm http://leonardfrank.com/Worldheritage/Belfries.html Volume 15 # 54 1993 1 February 15, 1993 Dear Members, Last week I had a dream I was preparing this newsletter and at once I was surrounded by my grandchildren. What are you writing, Opa? I answered that I was thinking about the new year, and what great deeds in history would be commemorated in 1993 the sesquicentennial of the Oregon Trail, which traverses our Grande Ronde valley; the beatification of Father Damien De Veuster, the Belgian missionary who served and gave his life to the lepers on Molokai; King Louis XVI of France and his Queen Marie Antoinette were executed 1793, the same year that the US proclaimed its neutrality: in 1893, Karl Benz in Germany constructed the first tour wheel car, powered by a internal combustion engine, followed by Henri Ford in America a few months later; and ... But my youngest grandson interrupted: Opa, you forgot the most important one: I will be 10 years old this year... What more can I say...! Micheline Gaudette made another tremendous contribution to our organization: she submitted a Cumulative Index of Belgian Laces from 1989 till 1992: a complete index of 60 pages of names, articles, authors, etc.. This represents hours of work and shows true dedication, Micheline. In name of all our members we thank you. We will have this index printed as a separate publication and make it available to the membership upon request ($5 prepaid from this office). A little reminder: we still have copies available of another “tour de force” à la Micheline : her French Republican Calendar, an indispensable source of reference to anyone researching the years 1793 to 1806. This 15 page reference work is available for $3. Our assistant VP Leen has been “promoted” to Editor of your news!etter. Now that she’s retired from 25 years of teaching languages at Eastern Oregon State College, she can get more involved and help me. With all the correspondence involved with the Researchers, I really needed the extra head and the two extra hands. She will need your assistance, your articles, your input in what you like so see covered in Belgian Laces. We are off to a good start of the new year: many renewals have come in already, those of you that have not sent their cotisation yet, please do so ASAP! Together we’ll make “Antoni’s 10 birthday year” the best ever! Pierre Table of Contents 1. Letter from the President Table of Contents 2. Belgian Gleanings 3. Life on Resort Street. Ivona Chives 5. Paul Rembrant did it again! 6. Moline’s Old Towne Reflects Belgian Heritage. Leen Inghels 7. Wisconcin Corner. Mary Ann Defnet 9. Great Belgian in the US. Pierre Inghels 13. Church Towers and Belfries of Flanders (1993 cover commentary) 14. From and To 15. Queries 1 7. Recipes 2 Belgian Gleanings Peyo passed away on Christmas eve 1992 in From the La Grande Observer: Uccle, Brussels. The creator of the Smurfs the It’s highly lkely, my dear, the diamond on your blue Goblins that enchanted millions and millions hand once traveled through Belgium’s Antwerp. of children around the world, is considered a Nearly three out of four diannnds do so. phenomenon that surpasses all other in the comic Q. Where’d we get the “jack” in “jackknife” ? strip arena. He was born Pierre Culliford, A. Probably from the name of the maker of the Brussels Join 25, 1928 from an English father and first folding knife, a 17th century Belgian a Belgian mother. By losing Peyo, the Belgian identified as Jacques de Liege (Jack of Liege). comic strip industry looses an author, who had dedicated his life more than any other comic strip Belgium’s First Lady was Baptized here ! - Even artist, to entertain the most demanding public: the though Celia Verbeke Dehaene, wife of the children, and took them by storm. Even the little recently appointed prime minister of Belgium, ones, too young to read, enjoy and profit from the has lived most of her life in Belgium, she was many Smurf albums by deciphering the appealing born in Moline, and baptized at Sacred Heart pictures and captivating stories, that never felt the Parish. Her aunt, Catherine Coryn, still resides need to ‘normalize’ violence nor crime. Why the here and is a member of the name Peyo? Because, when he was young, his Center for Belgian Culture (see article about English cousins where unable to pronounce his Moline in this issue). Catherine and her sister nickname Pierrnt which, pronounced with the Marie Coryn grew up in Moline. but Marie Anglo tongue became Peyo And that’s the origin moved to Belgium in 1937 where she married of the pseudonym that is famous now in all four Celest Verbeke. The Verbekes left Belgium for corners of the world. Moline in 1940 to escape World War II. During (from La Libre Belgique 12/26/92). their five-year stay in the US, Celia was born. She was only three years old when they returned to Antwerp - Cultural Capital of Europe 1993.- As a Belgium. In due time she met and married Jean prelude to the many activities planned in Antwerp Luc Dehaene, who had been involved in for its role as Cultural Capital of Europe the government for several years before he was Museum voor chone Kunsten (Fine Arts appointed prime minister by the King of Belgium Museum) will host a prestigious exposition under in November 1991. (Moline’s B C C’s the title: newsletter) From Breughel to Rubens. It has taken four years to receive the authorization of a multitude of the Chunnel update: The tunnel under the Nordsea, richest Musea in the world, to have the works which will connect the British Isles with the come from Washington, Paris, Moscow or European mainland is nearing completion. By the Vienna. The exposition covers the masterpieces end of this year the first commuter train should be from Antwerp painters during the heyday of this rolling. We learned that the first engineer to city’s glorious art history 1550 to 1650. (From La conduct this memorable ride is Pierre Vanden Derniere Heure 1/2/93) We will try to keep you Berghe (43), a Brussels railroader, who was one informed of other cultural events, so that you can of the first to be hired by the newly established plan this year’s visit to Belgium and include some Chunnel Rail Road Company. (From Dc Gazette different “unforgetable” activities. van Detroit 1/14/93) 3 LIFE ON RESORT STREET IN BAKER CITY, OREGON by lvona Chaves I have decided to try to write about life on Resort Street in Baker City, Oregon, because of the recognition we, its former residents, owe to our Belgian parents and grand parents, who endowed all their children and grand children with the old fashioned and II lasting qualities of hard work, diligence and faith in God. My father was George Vandewiele and my Street. Yet our Mother’s laundry which she hung mother was Euphrasia Huys. My parents were outside to dry, was always very white and bright. born in Antwerpen, Belgium and a good number At that time all the water for the washing was of their reiatives had migrated to Baker around brought in from the outside and heated on a wood 1912. In fact there were three Huys who married stove. Later, modern plumbing brought these three Vandewiele’s. All these families, and even conveniences indoors. one more Huys, lived on Resort Street at the same Iremember how anxious our parents felt as we time! Although my father moved three times ventured off to school those first days. We all before finally settling down, somehow my two took pride in never being absent or tardy, even brothers and myself were all born in Baker City. though a long freight train would often block our Dad thought that the wages would be better and way and delay us. On really cold days, we life easier at lumber mills located in other cities, stopped at the Post Office to warm ourselves including Chiliquin, Oregon, Hilts, Californa; and before continuing to school. another small town near San Francisco. However, The mothers often gathered for coffee and fresh Mother insisted that a permanent place was homemade bread in the afternoons. These were necessary since all three of us were starting times for relaxation, for sharing the joys and the school. My brothers Morris and Julius and I all hardships of life. I can still see their troubled eyes graduated from Saint Francis Academy in Baker as they opened the black- bordered letters from City. Our Catholic upbringing and heritage was Belgium. knowing it meant someone had died in very irlwortant to all of us living on Resort Street their homeland. I can also recall many happy , even though we had to walk one and one half gatherings when a new child was born or miles to and from school during many very cold baptized. The whole street rejoiced. and snowy Oregon winters. The men often gathered to “bowl” on the street All our parents worked very hard and diligently, behind us, where lumber was piled up high and often six or seven days a week. The street was drying in the sun. They also loved to go rabbit- well known for its neatness and productive hunting or they went to a tavern, called The gardens.

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