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WieWasWie is a free database collected from many provincial, regional, and city archives in the Netherlands. Important record types for include baptism, birth, marriage, death, and burial records. It is incomplete, but being added to.
==Lessons==
*[https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] The main site for Dutch genealogy, especially post-1811
*[[Media:1-The_Netherlands_WieWasWie_Indexed_Records_Online-Instruction.pdf|WieWasWie: Indexed Records Online Instructions]]
*[https://familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/399 Using the Dutch Website: WieWasWie]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/885 WieWasWie, Past the index: What to do next]; note the following changes made in the website since this video was created:
**Some civil registration records are [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/sources/LINKS linked to other records]; they show up as orange links to the right of an index.
**You cannot search two people or use wildcards without a subscription.
**There is no “begins with” feature.
**The search page looks different.
**You do not need to log in to view original images.
== 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 167.8 million records from the following sources:  
The site contains 110.5 million records from the following sources:  


*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] (1811-1960): 97.2 million
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] (1811-1960): 82 million  
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]] (c.1550-1811): 29.5 million
*[[Netherlands Population|Population Registers]] (1850-1939): 17.7 million  
*Newspaper Records (c.1800-2010): 12.5 million  
*Newspaper Records (c.1800-2010): 12.5 million  
*[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] 6.4 million  
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]] (c.1550-1811): 8.5 million  
*Military Records (1811-1942) 1.4 million  
*[[Netherlands Population|Population Registers]] (1850-1939): 5 million  
*VOC Records (1600-1811): 0.8 million  
*VOC Records (1600-1811): 0.8 million  
*Others: 2.2 million
*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.  


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 CBG 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 database is not translated.  
<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.