Luce sends a postcard of the Amalfi Coast, Italy from Anvers to Mademoiselle Van deVyvere in Gand/Ghent

The postcard is of the beautiful Amalfi Coast in Italy, but Lucie mailed it from Antwerpen/Anvers/Antwerp to Mademoiselle Van de Vyvere at 114 Boulevard Albert in Gand/Ghent.

Google Maps shows a residence at 114 Albert Schweitzerstraat, Ghent, Flanders. Is this the same location as 114 Boulevard Albert?

Who is Mademoiselle Van de Vyvere? A very famous Van de Vyvere, Aloys (Alois) Jean Maria Joseph lived in Gand/Ghent. Is there a relationship between the families? Is Lucie writing to Henriette (Nydia) Merten, who, according to geneanet.org, is Aloys Van de Vyvere's second wife?

Lucie begins the postcard with "Soeuretre cheris", "Sister darling. Records show that Lucie's only biological sister is Marie Henriette (1902 - 1930). This postcard was mailed in 1930; was this card to Marie, did Marie live to see the card?

Lucie writes about having Ellen board with "our mother". Is Lucie writing to one of her brother's wives? Or to her sister Marie Henriette (who lives from 1902 to 1930 according to geneanet.org).

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The Van de Vyvere family tree

Updated March 22, 2020. Based on names and addresses on postcards, this is the most likely family "tree". Those names in blue squares are people who either sent or received postcards. Most of this information was found due to Geneanet ( https://en.geneanet.org/ ). Any of this information could be incorrect.

To Grandmother from Gaston and Julia in 1921 from Strasbourg

On 8 April, 1921, using a postcard from Pres des Ponts couverts in Strasbourg, Julia writes to her grandmother the Widow Elisa Maria (Verburgh) Loontjens at 19 Place du Marais in Ghent, Belgium. Julia's mother, Elisa was widowed in 1900. Elisa died in 1927. Julia writes: "Dear Grandmother. Your grandchildren are very happy and until now, they have had a nice trip. We have already driven through tunnels, but luckily, openings were provided. (?)... on both ends, as Mariette says. Receive dear Grandmother, the affectionate well intended kisses from Gaiton and from Julia." * Thank you to Sofie, who volunteered to translate this card. And thank you to Timo Van Havere, who added (in the comment below) the translation: "... luckily, openings were pierced on both ends on both ends, as Mariette says" . Yes, Timo, a very delightful way to describe a tunnel! Julia is a niece of Maria Kamiel (Loontjens) Van de Vyvere and a cousin of Jeanine.

A Friday evening message to Monsieur et Madame Jean Van de Vyvere in Rotterdam. Posted in 1929 from Roma.

This card is a print from Ernesto Richter, a publisher whose studio was at 170 Via Serpenti in Rome. This image is of the Tumuli degli Orazi e Curiazi, near Via Apia (a Roman Road). It was posted from Rome/Roma in 1929.

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