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USEFUL INFORMATION: I was told recently by a friendly Belgian policeman that many records were destroyed in Napoleon's time to avoid conscription into his army ... Caroline
- ArchiveNet Links to archives in Flanders and the Netherlands
- Some old Belgian records use the French Revolutionary Calendar which has different names for months and uses a different numbering for years and days. French Revolutionary calendar 1793 - 1806 and Cyndi's List - Calendars & Dates
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