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== Getting started with The Netherlands Antilles research == | |||
The Nederlandse Antillen (The Netherlands Antilles) was a former autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of the West Indies islands of Curaçao, Bonaire, and formerly Aruba—all off the north coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea—and Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (part French)—east of the US Virgin Islands. | |||
As of October 2010, the country no longer exists. For more historical and geographical information see: | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles Netherlands Antilles] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles] | |||
== Jurisdictions == | |||
'''Islands''' | |||
*[[Aruba|Aruba]] | |||
*[[Bonaire|Bonaire]] | |||
*[[Curaçao|Curaçao]] | |||
*[[Saba|Saba]] | |||
*[[Sint Eustatius|Sint Eustatius]] | |||
*[[Sint Maarten|Sint Maarten]] | |||
== Research Tools == | |||
'''Strategies''' | |||
[[Introduction to Antilles Search Strategy|Introduction to Antilles Search Strategies]] | |||
A wonderful web-site for doing research in the Antilles is: | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=oVpYKaynw5MC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=%22churches+found+on+sint+eustatius%22&source=web&ots=Co6cLN4772&sig=tKY7zwTl6TyDS7G0tYmWfg8lTH4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA167,M1 Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas] | |||
Another great site is: | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~antwgw/ Netherlands Antilles GenWeb] | |||
*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) | |||
*(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) | |||
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Getting started with The Netherlands Antilles research[edit | edit source]
The Nederlandse Antillen (The Netherlands Antilles) was a former autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of the West Indies islands of Curaçao, Bonaire, and formerly Aruba—all off the north coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea—and Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (part French)—east of the US Virgin Islands.
As of October 2010, the country no longer exists. For more historical and geographical information see:
Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Islands
Research Tools[edit | edit source]
Strategies
Introduction to Antilles Search Strategies
A wonderful web-site for doing research in the Antilles is:
Another great site is:
- (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
- (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
Help Wanted[edit | edit source]
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:
Featured Content[edit | edit source]
(Your text or images here)
Did you know?[edit | edit source]
(Your text or images here, or use the table below:)
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