The ''Gazette van Detroit'' ("Gazette of

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") was a

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newspaper in

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and English that was published in the

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from 13 August 1914 until 2018. It was aimed at Flemish immigrants and their descendants living in the

and

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, but latterly also some subscribers in

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. Its parent company was a

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U.S. Internal Revenue Service recognized non-profit called Belgian Publishing Inc. Its final chairman was David Baeckelandt. The newspaper was published by "Belgian Publishing Inc." at 18740 13 Mile Road in

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. The ''Gazette van Detroit'' first appeared as a weekly newspaper, later it became bi-weekly, and finally monthly. It had become an online-only paper before its ultimate demise. It was the longest lasting

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newspaper, outlasting the ''Gazette van Moline'' at

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(1907–40). The newspaper's original mission statement, published in an article entitled "The Light for the People" (''Het Licht voor 't Volk'') set forward the newspaper's aim: By 2004, celebrating its ninetieth birthday, it was still a popular newspaper among North Americans of Flemish ancestry and their relatives in Belgium. In 2006, the

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donated 12,500 euro to ensure the ''Gazette van Detroit'' could continue its operations. The newspaper finally folded in 2018. The Gazette van Detroit and its parent, The Belgian Publishing Company, ceased publishing and operation on December 31, 2018. All content and holdings have been transferred to the Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans (GSFA).

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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20040818111157/http://millennium.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/F206/amdoc2002/gazette_van_Detroit/ Historic research about the ''Gazette''*14 March 2006 the ''external affairs'' commission of the

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discussed whether subsidies should be granted to the ''Gazette'': ** Commission talks report at the website of the Flemish Parliament
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** 2 November 2006
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