Zoekakten

How to Use
Zoekakten.nl is a Dutch website that helps in locating Dutch &amp; Belgium images on FamilySearch.org.

Step 1: If you want to find a record from the Netherlands, continue to step 2. For Belgium, click on 'Belgie' in the top right.

Step 2: Click on the provincal code at the top of the page. The codes for the Netherlands are included here

Step 3: Click on the place or municipality of the record.

Step 4: A page will appear, divided into three sections and the following subsections. Some of the subsections may be absent or different, especially for the 'Bevolkingregisters' section. English translations are provided in brackets.

DTB (Church Records)
 * Indexen DTB (Indexes of Church Records)
 * Dopen (Baptisms)
 * (Onder)Trouwen, Trouwbijlagen (Marriages and Banns, Marriage supplements)
 * Begraven (Burials)
 * Lidmaten (Lists of Parish members)

= Warning =

Zoekakten used be called genver.nl, but was renamed in the summer of 2014. The old genver.nl website had been removed but has re-appeared as an illegal pirated site.