>« L'association Erquinghem-Lys et son Histoire» par Alain FERNAGUT »

This small volume has been published on the occasion of then inauguration of then Ercan's City museum on June 5th 2005.
It relates the background of the association since its creation in 1989 and synthesize its activities of research, exhibitions, commemorations, articles, publications.

You can buy it while visiting the museum at the price of 2 euros.

« Lexicon of the Patois of Erquinghem-lys » work of Paul Barbier (1873-1947);
(work produced by the company of Picardy linguistics)

This collection of local terms was written in Erquinghem-lys during the winter 1914-1918 by Paul Barbier, then interprets in the English army of Flanders.

The work represents an invaluable contribution to the safeguard of the cultural inheritance of the commune and remains a document of high value.

« Saint Martin’s church of Erquinghem-lys » work of Yvette and Alain Fernagut

The old Saint Martin’s church, destroyed in 1918, and the new, built in 1927, are the central topic of this publication created out by Yvette and Alain Fernagut.

Abundantly illustrated, the work put Saint Martin forward, the owner of the parish, and skilfully presents the history of the commune, summarized by the six blazons engraved in the stone, at the base of the bell-tower.

« Erquinghem-Lys 1914-1918 : Victor tells » by Victor Dervyn

Victor always lived in the village which saw it being born in 1901, and it recalled the everyday life during the First World War.

Witness and actor of this time, he collected one’s memories at the following day of the conflict, realizing by the narration of things which have been lived, a priceless testimony on this tragic period.