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 ===Online Digital Records at the State Archives===
-Civil registration digital images are also online from the '''State (National) Archives (Rijksarchief in België)''', for records at least 100 years old.  You will need to complete a free registration here: [http://search.arch.be/nl/component/user/register '''Register''']. <br>
+The State [i.e. Federal] Archives of Belgium/Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique has images and some indexes for civil registration records before 1915. Free [https://search.arch.be/en/login/registration registration] is required to view the records The site comes in English, French, German or Dutch(see top left corner)
-This address leads to the [http://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=databanken '''Zoekrobotten--Search Robot (or Search Engine)'''] which leads to several search options:
-::*[http://search.arch.be/nl/zoeken-naar-personen '''Zoeken naar personen'''] searches by individual name. English instructions are provided.
-::*[http://search.arch.be/nl/zoeken-naar-archieven '''Zoeken naar archieven'''] searches by location.  English instructions are provided.
-Only records more than 100 years old are public, and only those in 1915 or before may be online. Civil Registration records were traditionally accessed from the archives in person, but now most(but not all) can be found on FamilySearch/[[Zoekakten]], or online at the website of the [http://search.arch.be/nl Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique].(The National Archives of Belgium) Note that free registration is required for the Rijksarchief's website. A few records have been indexed by the Rijksarchief.
+Most of the records are available only as images. They can be [https://search.arch.be/nl/tips/101-burgerlijke-stand browsed here]. A few have been indexed. They can be [https://search.arch.be/en/zoeken-naar-personen searched here]. The images placed online are not necessarily the entirety of the records are available- the remaining records would need to be viewed in person at the archives. Nonetheless, the vast majority have been placed online.
-===FamilySearch Historical Records===
-[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1&countryId=1927071 '''FamilySearch Historical Records'''] has digitized records, partially indexed.
+=== FamilySearch ===
+FamilySearch has also indexed many records and placed their images online. Their coverage is not complete.
+For the records they have indexed, search on FamilySearch.
+For Images, you can either browse the historical record collections (see below), use the FamilySearch Catalog, or [[Zoekakten]]. There is known to be a significant number of images not yet placed in the historical record collections, so look in all three of these places if you can't find a record.
+Alternatively, the IGI captured some civil registration records and are included on FamilySearch.
 *[[Belgium Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Belgium Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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 *'''1582-1910''' - {{RecordSearch|2139860|Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910}}, index and images.
-===Geneaknowhow===
+===GeneaKnowHow===
 [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] is a site that provides links to various local genealogical sites for Belgium and the Netherlands, including many containing civil registration records.