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De Moeëk: looking up local history in America

Oudheidkamer De Moeëk is located upstairs in the community centre Aan de Brug in America. Photos, postcards, maps and other documents provide starting points for local history.

Plan your visit ↗

Starting with a place

A street, building or family story can make a good research question. See whether a photo or map relates to it and read which details are known. An image does not always show by itself when or why it was made.

Comparing different documents

Newspaper cuttings and memorial prayer cards tell their story differently from a map or postcard. Ask how you can consult the material and what context is available. That way the visit becomes more than just recognising old pictures.

A short Saturday afternoon

Regular opening is on Saturday afternoon and lasts about two hours. Outside those times you can arrange an appointment. Because the local history room is on an upper floor, it is advisable to ask in advance about access if stairs are an obstacle.

Before you go

Check the Saturday hours and, if necessary, ask about access to the upper floor.

Sources

Some of the information collected has not yet been confirmed by the museum.

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Oudheidkamer De Moeëk — source 1

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  2. Oudheidkamer De Moeëk — source 2

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  3. Oudheidkamer De Moeëk — source 3

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

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