People don't always realize how many Dutch records are already available online. I do most of the research for my own family and for clients online. Even before most archives closed because of corona, I only had to go to the archives a couple of times per year despite being a full-time researcher. Here is an overview of the record types and their typical online availability. The links lead to articles that give more information about the records. Can usually be found online Civil … [Read more...]

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Sources The Drents Archief finished digitizing the notarial records from Drenthe in the 1800s. Some of them are already indexed and can be searched at AlleDrenten. The scans of the unindexed records can be consulted via the finding aids at the Drents Archief website. Detailed city plans from the 1950s have been added to the image bank of the Cultural Heritage Service. The images may … [Read more...]

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Sources The Gelders Archief finished creating a finding aid for the Counts and Dukes of Gelre and Zutphen (1107-1543). The finding aid can be found at the Gelders Archief website and contains scans of many of the records. The charters of the city of Veere (1349-1784) have been transcribed. Check the news article (Dutch) for the links to the transcriptions on Google Drive and for the … [Read more...]

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Sources The National Archives has made several of their publications available online, in the finding aid of the archive-of-the-archives. Publications include atlases for the Dutch East Indies and West India Company, archival guides to Japan, Ghana, and South Asia, and several other publications. The Regional Archives Tilburg have added 1000 charters to their charter bank, over half … [Read more...]

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Online sources Over 24,000 more magazines and 5,000 books from 1940-1960 are now available via Delpher, after the Royal Library came to an agreement with representatives of copyright holders. Scans and indexes of population registers of Terneuzen in Zeeland (1850-1938) have been added to the Zeeuws Archief website. Scans of population registers from the province of Groningen … [Read more...]

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Online sources Almost 30,000 books were added to Delpher. The new addition includes children's books, school books, travel stories, books about female laborers, and a lot more. The majority of these books is in the public domain and can be accessed on the Delpher website. More recent books can be viewed in the Royal Library reading room. See the full list. The Brabants Historisch … [Read more...]

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Online sources MyHeritage added an index of notarial records from many different archives in the Netherlands over the period 1600 to 1935. This information was already available on the website of the participating archives and on Open Archives, but is now available for record matching for people who have their tree at MyHeritage. The Tilburg archives have no made 500 charters … [Read more...]

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Online sources About half the records from the Aldermen's Court of Tilburg and Goirle (1408-1811) are now available via the Regionaal Archief Tilburg. The Regionaal Archief Tilburg added several more charters to their charterbank. The majority of the charters from before 1550 are now available. THe records of the Sint-Catharinadal priory in Oosterhout (1271-1900) have been … [Read more...]

The website Geneal-IX provides handy links organized per province and place to scans of records, including civil registration records, population registers, church records, and address books. These records may be available via FamilySearch or websites of archives. … [Read more...]