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Essentially all Netherlands Church records from before 1811 are now online. This section gives instructions on where to find them and how to search them. | Essentially all Netherlands Church records from before 1811 are now online. This section gives instructions on where to find them and how to search them. | ||
=== Regional Guide === | |||
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| Search on the site of the [https://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/archieven/archiefbank/indexen/hoe_werken_de_indexen/ Stadsarchief Amsterdam]<br> | |||
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| Haarlem<br> | |||
| Geneaknowhow, VPND, Zoekakten<br> | |||
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| Search in the [https://www.historischcentrumoverijssel.nl/forum/algemene-discussie/generale-index-zwolle Generale Index Zwolle] or browse on VPND or the [http://www.historischcentrumoverijssel.nl/doorzoek-de-collecties/archieven?mivast=141&mizig=210&miadt=141&micode=0709&miview=inv2 Historisch Centrum Overijssel]<br> | |||
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| Search on the site [http://www.allefriezen.nl AlleFriezen]<br> | |||
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=== Online Indexes === | === Online Indexes === | ||
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NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – CHURCH RECORDS – INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – CHURCH RECORDS – INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | ||
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Some gazetteers indicate parish jurisdictions. For more information, see the "[[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section and the section below, which discusses church record inventories. | Some gazetteers indicate parish jurisdictions. For more information, see the "[[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section and the section below, which discusses church record inventories. | ||
A small village that did not have its own church was usually assigned to a parish in a nearby larger town. Consequently, your ancestor may have lived in one village but belonged to a parish in another town. This is particularly true of Roman Catholic parishes. In predominant Dutch Reformed Church areas, Roman Catholic records include people for a wide area. | A small village that did not have its own church was usually assigned to a parish in a nearby larger town. Consequently, your ancestor may have lived in one village but belonged to a parish in another town. This is particularly true of Roman Catholic parishes. In predominant Dutch Reformed Church areas, Roman Catholic records include people for a wide area. | ||
== Search Strategies and Tips == | == Search Strategies and Tips == | ||