Ancestor Searching: DIY
Much information is available through the internet. Sometimes, scans are available of original documents, but most of the time, the most important information is taken from the records, and put in a database. It is always wise to check this information in the original document, since the author might have misread something, and often the documents contain additional information.
Click here to read A short how-to guide on searching ancestors in the Netherlands.
Collections | Scans | Databases | Archives |
Collections of sites
- One of the most complete websites is GeneaKnowHow. You'll find pointers to all categories below.
- Information about all Dutch archives and the contents to many of their records is found at Archieven.nl.
Scans of original documents
- The Hague civil registry.
- West-Brabant civil registry.
- Amsterdam church books and population registers.
- Delft old judicial archives.
- Dutch civil registry and church books. See also the nice alternative index of http://www.genver.nl.
Databases
- Dutch civil registry.
- Frisian civil registry.
- Drenthe civil registry.
- Groningen civil registry and church books.
- Zeeland civil registry and church books.
- Brabant civil registry and church books.
- Leiden civil registry and church books.
- Rotterdam civil registry and church books.
- Amsterdam church books and population registers.
- Alkmaar region civil registry and church books.
- Delft civil registry and church books.
- Portal site "Digitale Stamboom".
- Dutch civil registry and church books.
- HoGenDa: A wealth of documents, mostly from the province of Zuid-Holland.
Archives etc.
- The Central Bureau of Genealogy (CBG).
- Archive portal. Search in the inventory lists of the Dutch archives.
- Adresses, websites, etc. of all the archives in the Netherlands.
- A collection of all Dutch and Belgian archives, ordered geographically.
- The Meertens Intstitute: find information about Dutch surnames.