Friesland Archives and Libraries

Online Sources

 * AlleFriezen
 * WieWasWie, basic version free, index with some images.
 * - How to Use This Collection
 * - How to Use This Collection
 * Online Newspaper Archive

Introduction

 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Regional and Municipal Archives

 * The provincial archives are located in the capital of each of the 12 provinces.
 * Municipal archives exist for most large towns. They contain the same type of genealogical records found in the state archives.
 * The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed many records from these archives.
 * Each archive collects records from its respective province. Records of genealogical value at these archives include:

Archives
Tresoar, Friesland Archives Boterhoek 1 8911 DH Leeuwarden The Netherlands

Telephone: 058 - 789 0 789 E-mail: info@tresoar.nl Website Genealogy: AlleFriesen Search Tresoar In the right sidebar, the search can be narrowed down by topic. Families and individuals search

Municipal Archives

 * Archives Portal Europe
 * 1) Click on "Netherlands".
 * 2) Click on "Friesland".
 * 3) Click on the municipality.
 * 4) Contact information is at the right of the directory list.

Libraries

 * Tresoar Digital Library
 * Search Tresoar Library and Beyond
 * Delpher
 * In Delpher you will find millions of digitized texts from Dutch newspapers, books and magazines that you can search word for word. The texts come from the collections of various scientific institutions, libraries and heritage institutions.