Belgian Laces Bust of Charles V, by Conrad Meit - ca 1515-1516 Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Art Museum) Volume 22-#83 2000 - 2 BELGIAN LACES ISSN 1046-0462 Official Quarterly Bulletin of THE BELGIAN RESEARCHERS Belgian American Heritage Association Founded in 1976 Our principal objective is: Keep the Belgian Heritage alive in our hearts and in the hearts of our posterity President/Newsletter editor Régine Brindle Vice-President Gail Lindsey Treasurer/Secretary Melanie Brindle Past Presidents Micheline Gaudette, founder Pierre Inghels Deadline for submission of Articles to Belgian Laces: January 31 - April 30 - July 31 - October 31 Send payments and articles to this office: THE BELGIAN RESEARCHERS Régine Brindle 495 East 5th Street Peru IN 46970 Tel:765-473-5667 e-mail
[email protected] *All subscriptions are for the calendar year* *New subscribers receive the four issues of the current year, regardless when paid* TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Editor - Membership p25 Charles V - Charles Quint, submitted by Leen Inghels p26 Financiers on a great scale: The Masters of the Charleroy Coal Mines p28 Vermilion Co. IL Naturalizations, submitted by Phyllis Snyder p30 The BEAUVOIS Family, by Glenda Thomas, submitted by Deb Jones p31 Passengers on the "Adele" -1863, submitted by John Mertens p32 Belgian Emigrants from the Borinage Area, by Jean Ducat, Debby Jones, Phyllis Snyder & Regine Brindle p32 Peter LANDSCHOOT, by Guy Gallez p34 Belgian Glassworkers of Jeannette, Westmoreland Co. PA, by Charlotte Smith p35 Descendancy of Louis ROSOM, researched and submitted by Etienne Hercot p35 Cinderheads in the Hills, submitted by Vickie Zabeau Bowden p37 Book Review: The Belgian Industry in the Czar's Russia, submitted by Pierre Inghels p38 Clearfiels Co.