Genealogy Society Of Flemish Americans
18740 E Thirteen Mile Rd, Roseville, Mi 48066, Usa
Phone (586) 777 - 2720
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| Our mission | To share and promote with pride the preservation of our heritage and to help educate persons interested and learning about genealogy by providing resources and assistance. |
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| Needs |
The Belgian American Museum Cataloging ProjectOur Belgian American Museum is packed full of interesting traditional cultural pieces, each of which need to be cataloged with photos and detailed descriptions. It is a fascinating, yet time-consuming project. Please consider helping us with this important work.Save The Newspaper ProjectPlease lend your hands to help save thousands of pages and many decades of Flemish-American history. Do your part in helping make them available for researchers like yourselves by joining our "Save the Newspaper" team. We need additional pairs of hands for as little as a couple of hours a week. It may sound dramatic, but every hour saves a few months or more of history. A day in the library can sometimes preserve an entire year! The Gazette van Detroit published a Flemish language newspaper in Detroit for nearly 105 years and we are currently scanning and digitizing every page of every issue and creating searchable documents! It's a delicate operation, but a relatively simple process. It's a rare opportunity, rewarding and quite fascinating work. You do not need to know the language.VolunteerDay to day opportunities include: sharing your immigration and/or life stories with a small audience; processing Heritage Magazine mailings 3 times a year; translating and/or transcribing letters and documents; sorting and filing various photographs; cataloging retail items, museum and library collections; hosting a program at the library showcasing your genealogical expertise or traditional craftwork; working at special events; hosting a fundraiser; general housekeeping. |
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| About us | GSFA has the largest collection of Flemish genealogical documents outside of Belgium and helps people trace their Flemish and Belgian heritage and much more. Please come by and take a look around or ask questions. We also have a museum of interesting traditional cultural pieces, as well as books, shirts and many other items for sale. |
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