Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Louis and Odille Ceulemans-Gryson

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024

1. Louis and Odille Ceulemans-Gryson Marker

Inscription.
Louis And Odille Ceulemans-Gryson; of Brussels, Belgium, saved Wilmington resident Betti Blaugrund Shain. As the Nazis began founding up the Jews of Brussels in August of 1942, the Ceulemans-Grysons took in one-month old Betti. The couple kept photographs of Betti's real parents in a cupboard and showed them to her so frequently that she began referring to her real parents as Mother and Father Cupboard. The couple never tried to convert Betti to Catholicism and at the end of the war, they returned her to her parents, who had been in hiding. Both Louis and Odile died in Aarschot, Belgium in the 1980s.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1942.

Location. 39° 48.589′ N, 75° 33.184′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It can be reached from Coulee Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1346 Coulee Way, Wilmington DE 19803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leopold Socha and Stefan Wroblewski (here, next to this marker); Ger and Gerard van Raan (here, next to this marker); Children's Memorial (here, next to this marker); Andrée and Suzanne Romain (a few steps from this marker); Maria Nickel (a few steps from this marker); The Garden of the Righteous Gentiles (a few steps from this marker); Piprot d'Alleaume (a few steps from this marker); Mr. Krivienko (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

More about this marker. Marker is located in the Garden of the Righteous Gentiles.

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Louis and Odille Ceulemans-Gryson Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024

2. Louis and Odille Ceulemans-Gryson Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.