Netherlands Websites

Netherlands

For a list of various Dutch websites, click here.

WieWasWie
WieWasWie is the premier site for Netherlands genealogy and also for former Dutch colonies. It contains indexes to civil registration from every part of the Netherlands. By now nearly all marriage records up to 1932 are online, as well as a sizable proportion of death records to 1962 and birth records to 1912. It also has some church records, population registers, military conscription records and newspaper notices. Many records also have the original image available free of charge. 109 Million names are online as of July 2015.

Zoekakten

 * Zoekakten allows easier access to images of records found on FamilySearch.org for The Netherlands and Belgium. Search by province, then place or municipality. Choose the record type and time period to link to the mages. This site is particularly useful for records that are not yet on WieWasWie and those that are but whose images are not available on WieWasWie. See Netherlands Civil Registration for details on how to use the site for post-1811 research.

Geneaknowhow and Van Papier Naar Digitaal

 * Geneaknowhow.net Digital Resources includes research tips, maps, and other reference material for research in Belgium and the Netherlands. In addition, there are links to Internet resources and bibliographies of other digital source material. Basic instructions in English are available. To get to the digital sources, click on the folder titled “Digital Resources Netherlands and Belgium”. The left-hand navigation bar includes general information, passenger lists, and then names each province in both countries with the sections:”Internet” [lists links to various internet resources for towns in this province] and “disk/cd-r” [material available on diskettes or CD-Rom, either free or for purchase]. So-called “bulletin-board systems” are listed below. Abbreviations are explained under “Explanations” on the bottom of the left-hand bar.


 * Van Papier naar Digitaal is a subsidary of Geneaknowhow. It contains images and indexes of Church Records and other pre-1811 sources such as censuses, resident lists and tax records.

Directories
These websites try to list all every website that has information relevant to genealogical research in the Netherlands.


 * Stamboom Gids, a sister project of Genealogie Online
 * Genealogie Werkbalk, a all-in-one search engine that searches many different websites at once. The actual program has to be downloaded first. Also a sister project of Genealogie Online


 * Genealogy Links
 * Genealogy in Netherlands Provinces

Online Trees and Forums
Only sites specific to The Netherlands and Belgium are included. Most are free and can be searched by anyone, but require registration to add people and trees.


 * Genealogie Online, also has this page on the wiki.
 * Stamboom Forum is a sister project of Genealogie Online and a online discussion forum.
 * Digitale Stamboom
 * Stamboom Zoeker
 * Stamboom
 * Voorouders.net

Cemeteries and Death Notices

 * Graftombe.nl, a site with cemetery records from all over the Netherlands.

Blogs, Magazines and Societies

 * Dutch Genealogy Blog is a very popular English language blog for Dutch genealogy that has been running since 1993. Informative articles on many subjects can be found.


 * Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie is the government department responsible for Genealogy. They have a search engine with various records. For payment you can view Family Newspaper notices and the Population register records of people who have died between 1939 and 2013.


 * Dutch Genealogical Society For this site you have to register
 * Ons Voor Geslacht is another prominent genealogical society. Their subsidiary Hogenda has various transcriptions to pre-1811 records.
 * Web site of the Holland Society of New York
 * Veluwse Genealogical Society. The “Veluwe” is a district that includes the following municipalities: Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Barneveld, Brummen, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Hattem, Heerde, Hoevelaken, Nunspeet, Nijkerk, Oldebroek, Putten, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Scherpenzeel, Voorst en Wageningen. The society has published extensively.
 * Jewish Genealogical Society of the Netherlands
 * Genealogie Gazet, an online magazine and sister to Genealogie Online.

Miscellaneous Web Sites
Other genealogical websites in the Netherlands include. Most of these are free sites.


 * VOC(Dutch East India Company) section of National Archives Information on people sailing with the East India Company
 * 11,000 Netherlands Naturalizations
 * Phone Directories
 * City Archives

Regional Websites
Examples of City- and state archives with extensive online indexes Note: all of these sites and more can be accessed indirectly through http://www.archiefnet.nl


 * Noord Hollands Archives Information about Genealogy in Noord-Holland, especially in the area around Haarlem


 * Amsterdam archives – Includes indexes and images of various sources, including “persoonskarten” and baptisms and burials. The English interface does not allow access to as many databases as the Dutch one. On the “indexes” page each record group is followed by “zoek” [search index], “voorbeeld” [shows an annotated sample record], and “handleiding” [user instructions for the database]. Indexes are available online; scans of the actual records can be bought with a credit card. Most images for Church Records can be viewed on the Amsterdam page on Zoekakten


 * National Archives in English has a search engine where you can search many diverse records from the Netherlands. It is also the provincial archive of Zuid-Holland.


 * The Website of the Rotterdam city archive includes a “digital pedigree” section, where all the church records through 1811 for greater Rotterdam, as well as some civil registration records, have been indexed. Click on “stamboom” on top, which leads to the “Digitale Stamboom”, or “digital pedigree”. If you click on “English” in the top right first, the table of contents for the digital pedigree will come up in English. Click on “Zoeken” to get to the search interface.


 * Delft City Archives. Click on the small English flag in the top right corner to get the page in English. It has a search engine for Church Records and civil registration.


 * The Leiden city archive Website includes a search for “personen”” [persons], which will eventually include all persons recorded in the church-and civil registration registers.. The search is by name. To see which records are included, click on “Zoeken in de genealogische Bestanden” in the red field on the bottom right.


 * City Archive of Schiedam. Genealogical material is found under the tab “stamboom”. You can request scans of records without charge, and they will be sent to you by e-mail.


 * AlleDrenters The WieWasWie for Drenthe, with Civil Registration and Church Records online


 * Tresoar The WieWasWie for Friesland. Under “Voorouders” (ancestors) you will find indexes to several record types, including church records and civil registration, for the time periods before and after 1811.


 * AlleGronigers The WieWasWie for Groningen, with access to indexes and images of civil and church records. Search by name or browse the records.


 * Zeeland state archive website. A link to “English” is on found on the bottom right front page. The genealogical data base ISIS includes indexes to church records, civil registration, emigrant lists, and other sources.


 * Zeeland Archive genealogical Website provides indexes to various record sets.


 * Overijssel Archive Search Engine has civil registration and 1811 Surname Adoption records for Overijssel.


 * Overijssel Archives Genealogy Section has information about genealogy in Overijssel and some transcriptions, including the 1748 census.


 * Noord-Brabant Archives genealogical website for northeastern Noord-Brabant; go to “mijn stamboom achterhalen”


 * Breda City Archives, genealogical section.


 * Utrecht Archives with searchable civil registration and church records.


 * Gelderland Archives Geenalogy Section with a searchable database of sources


 * Genealogy in the Achterhoek region in Gelderland Province

Dutch Websites- Vocabulary List
This list includes words and phrases used on commonly used Dutch genealogical web-sites. It is not a substitute for a dictionary, but should help the user successfully negotiate the World Wide Web in search of family history information.

Aanmelden- Log in as a registered visitor Advocaten- Lawyers Afkortingen- Abbreviations Bestellen- To order Bezoekers forum- Visitors= forum Bidprentjes- Funeral cards Boeken- Books Bouwtekeningen- Blueprints Bronnen- Source Catalogus- Catalog Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie- Central Office for Genealogy Collecties- Collections Digitale stamboom- Digital pedigree Discussie- Discussion forum Echtscheidingen- Divorces Familie advertenties- Family newspaper clippings Familie dossiers- Family files Familie drukwerk- Family publication Familie geschiedenis- Family history Familie wapens- Family crests Geboorten- Births Handleidingen- Instructions Huwelijken- Marriages Inschrijven- Register as a new visitor Kwartaalblad- Quarterly Laatste nieuws- Latest news Landverhuizers- Emigrants Leenregisters- Land records Lijst genealogische onderzoekers- list of professional researchers Lopend onderzoek- Continuing research [online addresses of researchers willing to exchange information] Lopende- On-going Naamsaanneming- Records dealing with taking on a fixed surname Nieuwe uitgaven- New editions Onderwijs - Instruction Onderzoek- Research Over- About Overige adressen- Other addresses Overlijden- Deaths Overzicht site- Site overview Persoonskaarten, persoonslijsten- cards and lists of individuals who died since 1938 Postadres- Mailing address Reeks- en onderzoeksgidsen- Source- and research guides Regiogemeenten- Regional communities Stamboom onderzoek- Pedigree research Tarieven- Price list for charges Terug- Back Trefwoord- Search term Uitgaven- Publications Uittreksels- Extracts Veel voorkomende vragen- Frequently asked questions Verstrekking- Delivery of information Verwante wetenschapen- Related sciences Volkstelling- Census Voorouders- Ancestors Vrienden- Friends (members of the CBG) Wachtwoord- Password Zoeken- Search Zoek resultaat- Search results Zoek vraag- Query

To find more genealogical websites in the Netherlands, try these websites: Dutch Websites and Genealogie in Nederlandse provinciën.

For more information on vital records see also " Civil Registration " or " Church Records. "