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Belgian Americans are Americans who can trace their ancestry to people from Belgium who immigrated to the United States. While the first natives of the then-Southern Netherlands arrived in America in the 17th century, most Belgian immigrants arrived during the 19th and the 20th centuries .
It began in 1852 when two Belgian families decided to make the move to America. They were unhappy with the Belgian monarchy, and sought what is now known as the "American dream." [1] Belgians then flooded Brown, Door, and Kewaunee counties. They settled in communities named after cities in the Old Country, such as Brussels, Namur, and Rosiere
Many Belgians immigrated to the United States throughout the 19th Century. Today, there are over 350,000 United States residents who identify as Belgian American. [5] Many of these Belgian immigrants settled in Midwestern states, such as Wisconsin and Michigan.
Or what everyday life was like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago. There’s an online community dedicated to sharing photos, scanned documents, articles, and personal anecdotes from the ...
Pages in category "Belgian emigrants to the United States" The following 188 pages are in this category, out of 188 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of notable Belgian-Americans.However, the term Belgian-American is here used in a very liberal way: It includes not only Americans of Belgian descent and Belgians who took American citizenship (Belgian-Americans in the strictest sense), but also Americans born in Belgium, Belgians born in the USA, Belgians who lived for a considerable period of time in the United States and vice ...
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Belgian ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Wikimedia Commons has media related to American people of Belgian descent .
A 30th anniversary run of the hit musical 'Belgians in Heaven' and the premiere of its prequel highlight the season on its outdoor and indoor stages