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===Online Collections=== | ===Online Collections=== | ||
*[[Belgium Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|Belgium Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[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. | *'''1582-1910''' - {{RecordSearch|2139860|Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910}}, index and images. | ||
Indexes covering a period of years(most commonly one and ten) were drawn up in alphabetical order. These list all the events that occurred in that place over the time period. Use the information given to find the original, such as date, page number or act number. | Indexes covering a period of years(most commonly one and ten) were drawn up in alphabetical order. These list all the events that occurred in that place over the time period. Use the information given to find the original, such as date, page number or act number. | ||
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). | For images, you can either browse the historical record collections (see above) or use the FamilySearch Catalog. There is a significant number of images not yet placed in the historical record collections, so look in both of these places if you can't find a record. | ||
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). | |||
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 that are available- the remaining records would need to be viewed in person at the archives. Nonetheless, the vast majority have been placed online. | 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 that are available- the remaining records would need to be viewed in person at the archives. Nonetheless, the vast majority have been placed online. | ||