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*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. | *'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. | ||
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | ||
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog ''' | *Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | ||
== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
===National Archives=== | ===National Archives=== | ||
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Telephone: 02 513 76 80<br> | Telephone: 02 513 76 80<br> | ||
Fax: 02 513 76 81<br> | Fax: 02 513 76 81<br> | ||
[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=contact Online contact form]<br> | |||
[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=en Website]<br> | [https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=en Website]<br> | ||
To use the archives, you must create an account: [https://search.arch.be/en/login/registration Registration]<br> | To use the archives, you must create an account: [https://search.arch.be/en/login/registration Registration]<br> | ||
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[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=online-resources&r=archives-online&sr=genealogical-sources Genealogical sources]<br> | [https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=online-resources&r=archives-online&sr=genealogical-sources Genealogical sources]<br> | ||
:[https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=search-engines&r=search-persons Persons Search Engine] | :[https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=search-engines&r=search-persons Persons Search Engine] | ||
[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=practical-information&r=our-reading-rooms Reading Rooms] | [https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=practical-information&r=our-reading-rooms Reading Rooms] | ||
[https://genealogie.arch.be/ Genealogy sources]<br> | |||
[https://genealogie.arch.be/contact/ Online contact form] for genealogy help<br> | |||
====The province archives==== | |||
'''Rijksarchief te Louvain-la-Neuve'''<br> | |||
Rue Paulin Ladeuze, 16<br> | |||
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve<br> | |||
Belgium <br> | |||
Telephone: 010 23 00 90<br> | |||
Fax : 010 23 00 98 <br> | |||
Email: archives.louvain-la-neuve@arch.be<br> | |||
====The archives of the municipality==== | |||
Gemeentebestuur<br> | |||
De Ambtenaar van de BURGERLIJKE STAND<br> | |||
Gemeentehuis<br> | |||
BE - ([http://belgium.rootsweb.ancestry.com/bel/_places/bel_places.html postal code]) (name of municipality)<br> | |||
Belgium <br> | |||
*[http://belgium.rootsweb.ancestry.com/bel/_places/bel_places.html '''This list of municipalities will give you the postal codes''']. | |||
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====FamilySearch Digitized Records==== | ====FamilySearch Digitized Records==== | ||
The civil registration records of the ''' Belgium National Archives''' have been microfilmed, digitized, and indexed by FamilySearch. | The civil registration records of the ''' Belgium National Archives''' have been microfilmed, digitized, and indexed by FamilySearch. | ||
*'''1588-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}}, index | *'''1588-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}}, index & images | ||
*'''1582-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914}}, index | *'''1582-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914}}, index & images | ||
*'''1541- | *'''1541-1950''' : {{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1950}}, index & images | ||
*'''1600-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138500|Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1913}}, index | *'''1600-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138500|Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1913}}, index & images | ||
*'''1798-1906''' : {{RecordSearch|2138507|Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906}}, index | *'''1798-1906''' : {{RecordSearch|2138507|Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906}}, index & images | ||
*'''1621-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|2138505|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1914}}, index | *'''1621-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|2138505|Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1914}}, index & images | ||
*'''1580-1920''' : {{RecordSearch|2138510|Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1580-1920}}, images only | *'''1580-1920''' : {{RecordSearch|2138510|Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1580-1920}}, images only | ||
*'''1800-1912''' : {{RecordSearch|2138511|Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912}}, index | *'''1800-1912''' : {{RecordSearch|2138511|Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912}}, index & images | ||
*'''1582-1910''' : {{RecordSearch|2139860|Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910}}, index | *'''1582-1910''' : {{RecordSearch|2139860|Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1910}}, index & images | ||
===State Archives=== | ===State Archives=== | ||
[https:// | [https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/uploads/files/20230718_OnlyInstitutionsWithContent.pdf '''Archives Portal Europe'''] provides access to information on Belgium archives. See also list below: | ||
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*State Archives in Arlon | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-A0521 State Archives in Arlon] | ||
*State Archives in Liège | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-A0522 State Archives in Liège] | ||
*State Archives in Louvain-la-Neuve | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-A0542 State Archives in Louvain-la-Neuve] | ||
*State Archives in Mons | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-A0524 State Archives in Mons] | ||
*State Archives in Namur | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-A0525 State Archives in Namur] | ||
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*State Archives in Saint-Hubert | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-D497 State Archives in Saint-Hubert] | ||
*State Archives in Tournai | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-D497 State Archives in Tournai] | ||
*State Archives in Antwerp | *[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=praktische-info&r=onze-leeszalen&d=antwerpen State Archives in Antwerp] | ||
*State Archives in Beveren | *[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=praktische-info&r=onze-leeszalen&d=beveren State Archives in Beveren] | ||
*State Archives in Bruges | *[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=praktische-info&r=onze-leeszalen&d=brugge State Archives in Bruges] | ||
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*State Archives in Ghent | *[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=praktische-info&r=onze-leeszalen&d=gent State Archives in Ghent] | ||
*State Archives in Hasselt | *[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=praktische-info&r=onze-leeszalen&d=hasselt State Archives in Hasselt] | ||
*State Archives in Kortrijk | *[https://arch.arch.be/index.php?l=nl&m=praktische-info&r=onze-leeszalen&d=kortrijk State Archives in Kortrijk] | ||
*State Archives in Leuven | *[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-search/search-in-institutions/results-(institutions)/?repositoryCode=BE-A0518 State Archives in Leuven] | ||
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== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
'''Belgium Museum of Art and History'''<br> | |||
Parc du Cinquantenaire 10<br> | |||
1000 Brussels, Belgium<br> | |||
T: + 32 (0)2 741 73 31<br> | |||
<br> | |||
The Art & History Museum is a public museum of antiquities and ethnographic and decorative arts located at the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium. The museum is one of the constituent parts of the Royal Museums of Art and History and is one of the largest art museums in Europe. A very detailed article on all the specific collections is available at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_%26_History_Museum '''Wikipedia: Art & History Museum'''] | |||
== Record Offices == | == Record Offices == | ||