The Remember 39-45 Museum was created and maintained by Mathilde and Marcel Schmetz, who  are known by all United States Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge  as the Belgian M&Ms  is setting up a special area to display memorabilia about “Rosie the Riviter”. Mathilde and Marcel would like any Rosie the Riviter to please send them any pictures taken during World War II and a current photo, which would then be displayed in the museum.

The Remember 1939-1945 Museum was opened by American veterans in June 1994. It is a private collection made up mainly of objects abandoned by the GIs in December 1944 in the farm of the owner, before they set off for the battle of the Ardennes. The various dioramas, divided up on three floors, trace the history of our region, part of which ended up annexed to Germany. The museum’s mission is primarily educational, which is why all visits take the form of guided tours. This is a chance for children in new classes to take a history course with images and relief works. Many are the US veterans who have entered this museum, happy to to see that what they did for us has not been forgotten.

After their visit, all visitors feel a sense of gratitude towards the Belgian and American veterans who risked their lives to offer us a present that we shall probably never be able to give back to them: Freedom

Address and contact information for the museum:
Les Bolles, 4
4890 Thimister-Clermont
Phone 087 44 61 81
Fax 087 44 65 08
Web site www.remembermuseum.com

M&Ms are asking all veterans of the Battle of the Bulge to please help them contact any of their acquaintances who may have been a Rosie the Riviter. Anyone desiring further information may contact:
Christian W. de Marcken
Secretary and historian of chapter 22, Central Massachusetts
e-mail cwdemarcken@verizon.net