Online Centre for Research on Belgian Refugees

This blog holds posts of what was the online CRBR, a forum for people who work on Belgian refugees during WW1 (UK, FR, NL...) and for people who want to share their personal history. However, this blog is no longer maintained. @belgianrefugees

Sunday, 22 May 2022

Home from Home

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On Friday 20 May 2022, Michael Morpurgo delivered a 'Home from Home' , a @BBCRadio4 Point of View broadcast. Thanks @huws_hc for p...

Thursday, 11 February 2021

Belgian Jews in the UK

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There is no comprehensive history of Belgium's Jewish community and its experience during the First World War yet. Throughout the Centen...

Friday, 13 November 2020

Belgian workshop at Crosby Hall

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"Ten months ago, the Belgian Workshop opened at Crosby Hall with 12 to 15 people. Belgian ladies from the Chelsea area wanted to atte...

Monday, 4 November 2019

Belgian refugees in Chorley

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The following is not in honour of the new Speaker of the House, but any occasion is good enough to dive into hetarchief.be and briefly tap i...

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Notes from a train: Hitchin

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On our way to Leeds, our train unexpectedly stopped at Hitchin. Quite fittingly really. You can find a Hitchin Belgian through the database...

Monday, 19 August 2019

Research into Belgian refugees in Britain - addition to the literature

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After a PhD, many chapters, lots of flurrying around projects producing literature lists , lists of resources and the like, the delight of d...

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