Pictured below is my grandfather Charles Paton, born in Brussels in 1905 to two Scottish parents from Blackford in Perthshire and Inverness. In the First World War he was trapped as a child in the city with his family as an enemy civilian, for four long years. You can find out about his story, and those of his family, in an extra special bonus Scottish GENES Webinar, Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story, next Tuesday 11 November, at 7pm (UK time).
Their story is simply extraordinary, with various moments of drama and hardship, and tragically not everyone made it out alive. I will discuss how I was able to research their story using records from The National Archives in London, from sources in Glasgow, and from Brussels itself, as well as touch on some other aspects of the military occupation.
Registration is £10 via https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pdods8ZeQyeE2vpBATEDEg
I hope that you can join me.
Chris
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