When you are using a Dutch website, you may come across the term niet beschikbaar, which means "not available." For example, you may see an image "bestand nog niet beschikbaar" [file not available yet] in an image bank where the description of the photo or map is available online, but the image itself isn't, either because of copyrights or because it hasn't been scanned yet. You can also see niet beschikbaar in finding aids if the record is not available to the public because of poor material … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Dinsdag
18 September 2018 by Leave a Comment
Dinsdag is the Dutch word for Tuesday. The "Derde Dinsdag" [Third Tuesday] in September is the start of the parliamentary year, when the Crown announces the plans. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Recht van Windvang
10 September 2018 by Leave a Comment
The recht van windvang is the right to catch the wind. It's a right of a windmill owner to prevent owners of neighboring properties to build high structures that interfere with the operation of the mill. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Trein
27 August 2018 by 2 Comments
A trein is a train. The first railroad in the Netherlands was opened in 1839, between Amsterdam and Haarlem. Other railroads quickly followed and by the end of the 1800s, passenger travel by rail had supplanted travel by barge. Many emigrants leaving through the ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, or Antwerp took the train to the harbor. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Alhier
13 August 2018 by 2 Comments
Alhier means in this location, meaning the place where the record was created. You can often encounter the term in marriage records, where the bride and groom were from alhier. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Bejaard
30 July 2018 by Leave a Comment
In modern Dutch, the term bejaard means "senior" and a bejaarde is a senior citizen. Before say 1800, the term bejaard or bejaerd was used to indicate that somebody had reached the age of majority. You can encounter the term in marriage records, which may call somebody an onbejaarde man [man who is not of age] or bejaerde dogter [woman/daughter who is of age]. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Fries
16 July 2018 by 3 Comments
Fries means Frisian; from Friesland. The word is used as a noun to indicate a person from Friesland, or as an adjective for all things Frisian. For research in Friesland, try AlleFriezen, a website with many indexes and scans of Friesland records. BTW, in English, "Frisian" is used as the general adjective for Fries, while "Friesian" is used for the horses. So don't call someone a Friesian unless it's a horse. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Zaterdag
7 July 2018 by Leave a Comment
Zaterdag is the Dutch word for Saturday. In the early to mid 1900s, Saturday was a work day for men and a half school day for children. It wasn't until the 1960s that the five-day work week became common. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Nageslacht
25 June 2018 by 1 Comment
The Dutch term nageslacht means offspring or progeny; the descendants of a person. … [Read more...]
Dutch term – Kenteken
18 June 2018 by Leave a Comment
A kenteken is a license plate. The first license plates for cars and motor bikes were issued in 1898, a national registration. From 1906 to 1951, the provinces issued license plates. Some provinces have published databases with the issued license plates, sometimes with photos of the cars. License plate databases National license plates, issued 1898-1905 (Excel named "overzicht van de Rijksnummerbewijzen") Drenthe database Friesland database Groningen database Noord-Brabant … [Read more...]
