Gelderland Archives and Libraries

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Archives and Libraries

Online Sources

• Gelders Archief Person Database
• Netherlands Gelderland Province Civil Registration 1800-1952 at FamilySearch — index and images
• Netherlands, Gelderland Province, Church Records, 1405-1966, free, browsable images.
  • Use Genealogie Werkbalk to find the correct set of images on FamilySearch.
• WieWasWie, basic version free, index with some images.

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:

Church records. Civil registrations. Population registers. Censuses. Court records.

Military records. Emigration lists. Notarial records. Land records. Tax records.

Archives

Gelders Archief
Westervoortsedijk 67-D
6827 AT Arnhem
The Netherlands

Telephone: 026-3521600 E-mail address: info@geldersarchief.nl
Website
Person Database Search
Links to Research Guides Population Registration, Civil Registry, Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records (DTB), Genealogy, Jewish Genealogy, Memories of Succession, and Family Tree Research in Germany

Municipal Archives

• Archives Portal Europe

1. Click on "Netherlands".
2. Click on "Drenthe".
3. Click on the municipality.
4. Contact information is at the right of the directory list.

To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.