LL-L "Events" 2012.01.23 (01) [EN]

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 L O W L A N D S - L - 23 January 2012 - Volume 01
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From: Roger Thijs rogerthijs at yahoo.com
Subject: LL-L Events

I have been distributing this message about Brussels largely this Sunday.
The settlement got a Belgian name, but was rather (low?) German.
Because of my accent they asked me if I was German over there.
One finds also a Hamburg in the area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg,_Illinois
Regards
Roger

Please help Brussels, IL, with rebuilding St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church,
burned out completely on last Christmas Eve.
Brussels is a small village, North of St Louis, MO, lost and squeezed
between the Mississippi and the Illinois rivers. Except for a long detour
from the North it is only accessible by ferries.
No doubt it will be extremely difficult for this small community to find
the funding for a restoration.
Father Moliter from Brussels Belgium was the first resident priest in this
community around 1852.  I hope many people from Brussels and Belgium will
help these people in the spirit of the the “ketje” who did it before.
I add a couple of pictures I made today in Brussels, as well as a pdf file
with some info from the internet. I’m just a Belgian momentarily for
business in St. Louis and I’m sending this only in a spirit of sympathy.
Pse verify yourself the reliability of the receivers of your help. The
village is quite poorly developed, I did not find any gas station and at
the local restaurant, the Wittmond Hotel, though a US recognized historic
place, they only accept cash, no credit cards.
Thanks and regards,

Roger Thijs,
Euro-Support, Inc., Wilmington DE, Lille France and Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
posting from Brentwood, Missouri


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