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== Overview and Content == | == Overview and Content == | ||
WieWasWie is the premier site for Dutch records. Its aim is to provide in one place indexes of all Vital Records and other important genealogical records from the Netherlands. | WieWasWie is the premier site for Dutch records. Its aim is to provide in one place indexes of all Vital Records and other important genealogical records from the Netherlands. | ||
The site contains | The site contains 110.5 million records from the following sources: | ||
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] (1811-1960): | *[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] (1811-1960): 82 million | ||
*Newspaper Records (c.1800-2010): 12.5 million | *Newspaper Records (c.1800-2010): 12.5 million | ||
*[[Netherlands | *[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]] (c.1550-1811): 8.5 million | ||
* | *[[Netherlands Population|Population Registers]] (1850-1939): 5 million | ||
*VOC Records (1600-1811): 0.8 million | *VOC Records (1600-1811): 0.8 million | ||
*Others: | *Military Records (1811-1930): 0.6 million | ||
*Others: 0.6 million | |||
== Coverage == | == Coverage == | ||
To check if records are available for a certain town, use [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]. The types of records will be accurate, but the dates may be incorrect (1000-2099 is a common mistake). | To check if records are available for a certain town, use [http://www.wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]. The types of records will be accurate, but the dates may be incorrect (1000-2099 is a common mistake). | ||
=== Coverage for Large Cities === | === Coverage for Large Cities === | ||
The information is taken from [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]. | The information is taken from [http://www.wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]. | ||
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== Features and Cost == | == Features and Cost == | ||
For '''Free''', one may search for one person at a time without wildcards. You can access records and images without restriction. You may have a free account and make comments and corrections to records. | Up until January 2016 the site will be completely free. From then the following scheme will be in place. <i>(As of January 10, 2016, the site remains free.)</i> <br> | ||
For '''Free''', one may search for one person at a time without wildcards. You can access records and images without restriction. You may have a free account and make comments and corrections to records. | |||
For 18.50 Euro per year or 5.00 Euro per month you may use all the features of the site. This includes searching for two persons at one time and using wildcards. Friends of the CBD get a discount. | |||
The search engines of provincial archives should remain free and will become an alternative to WieWasWie. | |||
The site is currently available in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ Dutch] and [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ English]. However, the actual content of the | <br> The site is currently available in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ Dutch] and [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ English]. However, the actual content of the data base is not translated. | ||
[[Category:Netherlands_Online_Research_Sites]] | [[Category:Netherlands_Online_Research_Sites]] | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 9 January 2016
Overview and Content[edit | edit source]
WieWasWie is the premier site for Dutch records. Its aim is to provide in one place indexes of all Vital Records and other important genealogical records from the Netherlands.
The site contains 110.5 million records from the following sources:
- Civil Registration (1811-1960): 82 million
- Newspaper Records (c.1800-2010): 12.5 million
- Church Records (c.1550-1811): 8.5 million
- Population Registers (1850-1939): 5 million
- VOC Records (1600-1811): 0.8 million
- Military Records (1811-1930): 0.6 million
- Others: 0.6 million
Coverage[edit | edit source]
To check if records are available for a certain town, use WatZitErIn. The types of records will be accurate, but the dates may be incorrect (1000-2099 is a common mistake).
Coverage for Large Cities[edit | edit source]
The information is taken from WatZitErIn.
| City | Births | Marriages | Deaths |
| Amsterdam | 1811-1932 | ||
| Rotterdam | 1811-1910 | 1811-1937 | 1813-1961 |
| 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) | 1811-1842 | 1811-1842 | |
| Utrecht | 1811-1902 | 1811-1932 | 1811-1960 |
| Eindhoven | 1811-1902 | 1811-1932 | 1811-1955 |
| Tilburg | 1811-1938 | ||
| Groningen | 1811-1912 | 1811-1937 | 1811-1962 |
| Haarlem | 1812-1896 | 1812-1922 | 1812-1952 |
| Nijmegen | 1811-1902 | 1811-1912 | 1811-1952 |
Features and Cost[edit | edit source]
Up until January 2016 the site will be completely free. From then the following scheme will be in place. (As of January 10, 2016, the site remains free.)
For Free, one may search for one person at a time without wildcards. You can access records and images without restriction. You may have a free account and make comments and corrections to records.
For 18.50 Euro per year or 5.00 Euro per month you may use all the features of the site. This includes searching for two persons at one time and using wildcards. Friends of the CBD get a discount.
The search engines of provincial archives should remain free and will become an alternative to WieWasWie.
The site is currently available in Dutch and English. However, the actual content of the data base is not translated.