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'''1820 to 1940.''' More than 250,000 emigrants left the Netherlands and migrated to North America, Indonesia, Africa, and the West Indies. Many of these emigrants were from the provinces of Friesland and Gelderland. Most settled in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.  
'''1820 to 1940.''' More than 250,000 emigrants left the Netherlands and migrated to North America, Indonesia, Africa, and the West Indies. Many of these emigrants were from the provinces of Friesland and Gelderland. Most settled in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.  


'''1940 to 1970.''' Thousands of people left after World War II and settled in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
'''1940 to 1970.''' Thousands of people left after World War II and settled in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
 
A good website to search about Dutch emigration is: [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en National Archives]
 
The Dutch emigrated for several reasons:
 
*Hunger
*Suppression by religious and government leaders
*The search for new land
*Emigration agents’ glowing accounts
*Letters of encouragement from relatives and friends who had gone before
 
Emigrants from the Netherlands left records documenting their migration in the country they left as well as in the country they moved to.


=== Other Records  ===
=== Other Records  ===
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