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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | ||
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=== Getting started === | |||
== Getting started | |||
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. | 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: | As of October 2010, the country of the Netherlands Antilles no longer exists. For more historical and geographical information see: | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles Netherlands Antilles] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles Netherlands Antilles] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles] | ||
== Jurisdictions == | '''Sint Maarten/Saint Martin.''' The northern 60% of the island of Sint Maarten is called [[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]] and is a part of the French Antilles (of [[France]]). The southern 40% of the island of [[The_Netherlands_Antilles_Genealogy|Sint Maarten]] was formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, since 2010 a constituent country of the [[Netherlands]].<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten Sint Maarten] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 21 July 2015).</ref> | ||
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'''Islands''' | '''Islands''' | ||
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== Research Tools == | === Research Tools === | ||
'''Strategies''' | '''Strategies''' | ||
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[[Category:Caribbean]] [[Category:Netherlands]] [[Category:Countries_in_the_Caribbean]] [[Category:Netherlands_Antilles]] [[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Caribbean]] [[Category:Netherlands]] [[Category:Countries_in_the_Caribbean]] [[Category:Netherlands_Antilles]] [[Category:Countries]] | ||
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Getting started[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 of the Netherlands Antilles no longer exists. For more historical and geographical information see:
Sint Maarten/Saint Martin. The northern 60% of the island of Sint Maarten is called Saint Martin and is a part of the French Antilles (of France). The southern 40% of the island of Sint Maarten was formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, since 2010 a constituent country of the Netherlands.[1]
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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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sint Maarten in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 21 July 2015).