July. Image credits: Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Hooimaand (literally: hay month) is the old word for July.
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How do I find the Pieters of Haarlem?
It depends on the century. After 1811, you can try WieWasWie. Before 1811, most Haarlem records have not been indexed yet so you could try manually browsing the church records at ZoekAkten. The most efficient way is to go to the Haarlem archives.