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Certificates of indemnity or surety [akten van indemniteit] were sometimes issued to church members moving to a new town. The certificates guaranteed that the former parish would receive the people back in case they became poor. | Certificates of indemnity or surety [akten van indemniteit] were sometimes issued to church members moving to a new town. The certificates guaranteed that the former parish would receive the people back in case they became poor. | ||
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== Church Records Indexes == | |||
Most of the registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials for the Netherlands have been indexed by the archives and other interested genealogists. | Most of the registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials for the Netherlands have been indexed by the archives and other interested genealogists. | ||
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An example of an important index is that for the city of Amsterdam. Hundreds of registers for several denominations are easily accessible by using a card index. See the following guide: | An example of an important index is that for the city of Amsterdam. Hundreds of registers for several denominations are easily accessible by using a card index. See the following guide: | ||
* ''Church and Civil Records of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, before 1811.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1975. (FHL book 929.1 G286gs ser. C no. 25; fiche 6000355–6000356.) | * ''Church and Civil Records of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, before 1811.'' | ||
Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1975. (FHL book 929.1 G286gs ser. C no. 25; fiche 6000355–6000356.) | |||
The Family History Library has collected many indexes to Dutch church records. These are listed in the Place search of the catalog under: | The Family History Library has collected many indexes to Dutch church records. These are listed in the Place search of the catalog under: | ||