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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 20 February 2009 - Volume 02<br>
===========================================</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">From: <span class="ep8xu"><span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Roger
Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc.</span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:roger.thijs@euro-support.be">roger.thijs@euro-support.be</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L Vocabulary</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">I'm doing
some genealogical research from time to time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">One sort of
information are printed documents from within the family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">My question
is just this, are these types of documents also printed in other lowland
countries?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">And <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">what names</span></strong> do they get locally?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">I list what
is usual in my native region (with a roman catholic tradition):</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Standard:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">-
distributed during the church service for the burial:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Dutch: <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bidprentje</span></strong>, Limburgish: <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">doedsbildsje</span></strong> (doodsbeeldeke)
(mortuary card?)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Since 2d
part of 18th century, actually a collectors item traded at several fairs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The old
ones had a religious picture on front, and a text with some elements of the
persons life combined with religious texts at the backside.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">More modern
ones are double size and folded, with often a facial picture of the
deceased, when still healthy, and a short poem inside.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">All with
the name of the deceased, dates and place of birth and death, as also the name
of the (eventually deceased) spouse,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">and at the
bottom the 4 family names (parents of both deceased and spouse)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- mailed
ahead of the burial service and often distributed in all/most mailboxes of the
parish of the deceased.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Dutch: <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">rouwbrief,</span></strong> Limburgish: <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">doedsbrief </span></strong>(doodsbrief)
(mourning card?)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Is
basically an invitation for the church service.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">with the
name of the deceased, dates and place of birth and death, as also the name of
the (eventually deceased) spouse,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">with the
name of all children, their spouses, the grandchildren</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">as also
brothers and sisters, including brothers ans sisters in law of bot deceased and
spouse.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- the
latter may also be published in full or with reduced content in
newspapers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">In some
regions (e.g. Belgian Limburg) a photograph of the deceased is very often
added.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Generally
named "<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rouwberichten</span></strong>",
"<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Familieberichten</span></strong>"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">While
compositions with <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">dood-</span></strong>
are current in spoken language, one tries to avoid the word in written
language.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Some people
have a special version of their visting card for condoleances.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">In my
family in use since about 1930:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- memory
print for the first communion (at 6 years) "Eerste Heilige Communie"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">with a
religious picture on front (often a child receiving communion),</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">name, date
of the communion, and kitchy poetry on the backside</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">("<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">bildsje</span></strong>")</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- memory
print for the holy communion (at 12 years) "Plechtige Heilige
Communie"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">with a
religious picture on front (often a child receiving communion),,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">name, date
of the communion, and kitchy poetry on the backside.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">("<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">bildsje</span></strong>")</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">-
invitation for a marriage</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">("<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">trouwbrief</span></strong>")</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- menu of
the dinner at the occasion of the marriage.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">(often
these circulated and were signed by all the paricipants at the dinner)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">("<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">menu</span></strong>")</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">In my
family in use since about 1950:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">-
announcement of a birth</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">("<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">gebortekeutsje</span></strong>",
geboortekaartje)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Rarely</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- printed
version of the <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">menu </span></strong>for
the first communion</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">A bit more
often</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- printed
version of the <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">menu </span></strong>for
the holy communion</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Generaly
just one copy at the moment of "<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">confirmation</span></strong>"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">with a
picture of the local bishop in front</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">and the
name of the confirmand and date handwritten at the back withing a
preprinted text.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">This was
generally a bulk service every two years for several parishes together, for
consideration of the agenda of the acting bishop I think.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Other:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">For some
church services (burial or marriage) a special <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">booklet</span></strong> may be printed with the selection of texts for
that service.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Imitations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">mortuary
cards and mourning cards are often imitated by student clubs and by the
military at the end of their term.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">A related
question is:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">at what
occasions in the family <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">group pictures</span></strong>
are taken.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">In my
family it is almost limited to marriages and golden marriages (50 years of
marriages)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Never with
burials, although the extended family normally attends a coffee table after the
burial.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">in schools
group picture of the class may be taken,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">but I don't
have this for all years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">last week
to my surprise it was also done in the UK for just a 2-day seminar,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">cf. p. 5 on
url <a href="http://www.euro-support.be/rtpdf/cam.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/rtpdf/cam.pdf</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">(I'm second
from the left in the front row)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Roger</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>