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Hello,




I was very astonished to read that the roots


of the Vanaken family get to Belgium.


In fact Belgium is a rather small country: by car or train,


I can get anywhere in Belgium within 2 hours.




So to the question if I live near Tielt or Wingene,


I 'd say 'yes'.




In fact, neighbors of mine are called "De Pre" by family name.


Date about the families you can get in the city halls of Tielt and Wingene;


I don't think there are places on the web where you can get info like that.




If you need any other info don't hesitate to contact me.




Greetings, Johan Vanaken - mv020279@12move.be

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Has anyone done research on the Belgian Van Aken families? Where would we find records for Tielt and Wingene? How far back do the records go?

i have 3200 recorts of vanhaecke...Van ake...vanaken in a genopro file. de name vanhaecke was wroten ofthen in diferents form(72 Variants)

Ilike to interchamge information ...best via de Vanhaecke Genologic Helpdesk in www.skype.com user vanaheckestam of via e mail
Several proofs of vanhaecke (Vanaken ) maried with same partner and having same kids....somtimes de name retuured to de original version...oldes and most volumnes is ..Vanhaecke.(I have vanhaecke in wingene)
hope to see you soon...
Rene vanhaecke