Belgians in Michigan

Appendix 3: Ethnic Organizations

87 Appendix 3 EthnicOrganizations • Belgian American Association, 20623 Country Club, Harper Woods, MI 48225; (313) 882-1700. A club for businesspeople with monthly meetings and socials. Founded in 1972. • Belgian American Accordion Band ,22019 O’Connor, St. Clair Shores, MI 48082; (313) 771-5308. • Belgian American Association Auxiliary, 24339 Audrey, Warren, MI 48091; (313) 758-1098. • Belgian American Association Band, 4145 Concord, Detroit, MI 48207; (313) 526-5324. • Belgian American Floor Bowlers, 21709 Stephens, St. Clair Shores, MI 48082; (313) 771-0644. • Belgian American Men’s Century Club, 6120 Radnor, Detroit, MI 48224; (313) 839-4814. Death benefit and social club. • The Belgian Draft Horse Corporation of America, P.O. Box 335, Wabash, Indiana 46992. • The Belgian Gazette (Gazette van Detroit), Belgian Publishing Co., Inc., 18740 Thirteen Mile Road, Roseville, MI 48066; (313) 777-2720. Weekly. Only Belgian newspaper in the United States. • Cadieux Bowlers, 16226 Admiral, Fraser, MI 48026; (313) 293-4696. Traditional feather bowling. 88 B ernard A. Cook • Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans, The Leon Buyse Library at the Fr. Taillieu Residence, 18740 Thirteen Mile Road, Roseville, MI 48066. Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 except for June, July, August , and December. • Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 2965 Meldrum, Detroit, MI 48207; (313) 571-4643. Flemish choir. Annual masses for several Belgian organizations . • The Leon Buyse Library at the Fr. Taillieu Residence, 18740 Thirteen Mile Road, Roseville, MI 48066. Library hours: Second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 10:30 a.m. until about 2:30 p.m. (closing hour flexible) except December (second Saturday only) and June, July, and August (fourth Saturday only). Special hours by appointment. • Queen Elizabeth Circle, 2666 Wagner, Warren, MI 48089; (313) 755-2129. Social club. • Roose Vanker Post 286, 18522 Kingsville, Harper Woods, MI 48225; (313) 527-4619. American Legion Post. • Roose Vanker Auxiliary, 1980 Prestwick, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236; (313) 884-5296. Social organization. • St. Charles Beneficial Society, 22417 St. Clair Drive, St. Clair Shores, MI 48082; (313) 778-2245. Social club. • United Belgian American Societies of Detroit, 22022 Blackburn, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080; (313) 777-09453. Represents Belgian-American associations in the Detroit area and assists immigrants from Belgium. • Vlaamse Familie Kring, 38124 Moravian, Mt. Clement, MI 48043; (313) 468-7408. Social club for senior citizens. • Women’s Century Club, 17878 Beland, Detroit, MI 48214; (313) 521-0642. Social club. This information was drawn from James M. Anderson with Dusan Sinadinoski and Robert Schultz, Ethnic Organizations in Michigan(Detroit:EthnosPress,1983)and“MichiganEthnicDirectory,”1998 edition, Germanine Strobel, editor, and Otto Feinstein, editorial consultant, http://quod.lib.umich. edu/cgi/bib/bib-idx?c=ethnic (accessed May 27, 2007). Fr. Denys provided helpful updating. ...