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Guide to Aruba ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information

Aruba is the western most island of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, off the north shore of Venezuela. It is a constituent country of The Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official languages are Dutch and Papiamento.^[1]

Aruba Online Genealogy Records

Online
Research Help

Getting
Started

Aruba Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Aruba.

Regions

Aruba is divided into eight regions:

Noord/Tank Leendert
Oranjestad (west)
Oranjestad (east)
Paradera
Santa Cruz
Savaneta
Sint Nicolaas (north)
Sint Nicolaas (south)

References

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Aruba," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruba, accessed 5 May 2016.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Aruba," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruba, accessed 5 May 2016.

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-Guide to Aruba genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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+Guide to '''Aruba ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
+==Information==
+Aruba is the western most island of [[The Netherlands Antilles Genealogy|the Netherlands Antilles]] in the Caribbean, off the north shore of [[Venezuela Genealogy|Venezuela]]. It is a constituent country of [[The Netherlands Genealogy|The Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. The official languages are Dutch and Papiamento.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Aruba," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruba, accessed 5 May 2016.</ref>
-== Getting started with (Your Locality) research  ==
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+==Aruba Map==
+Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Aruba.<br>
+[[File:Aruba_map.png]]
-Aruba officially became a member state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 1, 1986, with full independence set for 1996, within a Dutch Commonwealth of sovereign states. Aruba is the western most island of the Netherland Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea, off the north shore of Venezuela.
-See also the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html
-== Jurisdictions  ==
-Aruba's Capital City is Oranjestad. See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranjestad%2C_Aruba (Oranjestad)]
+== Regions ==
 Aruba is divided into eight regions:
+{|
-*Noord/Tank Leendert
-*Oranjestad (west)
-*Oranjestad (east)
-*Paradera
-*Santa Cruz
-*Savaneta
-*Sint Nicolaas (north)
-*Sint Nicolaas (south).
-== Research Tools  ==
-Useful websites:
-*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~antwgw/ Netherland Antilles GenWeb]
-You may also try a Database for genealogical research in Aruba:
-*[http://aruba-genealogy-databases.databases.bestvideotools.com/ Aruba Genealogy Databases]
-If you ever wanted to research your family tree and trace your ancestry, the internet has made this much easier than ever before.
-*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
-*(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
-== Help Wanted  ==
-In order to make this Wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:
-*[[Edit a page|Expanding an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]
-*[[How to author an article in the Wiki|Creating a new article]]
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-{{Click|Image:Volunteers wanted sm.png|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Help_wanted_on_the_Aruba_pages|Wiki Volunteers Wanted}}
-To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Help_wanted_on_the_Aruba_pages '''click here''']:
-== Did you know?  ==
-Did you know that Aruba has its own university? See: [http://www.ua.aw/ua/home.do (University of Aruba)]
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+==References==
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+[[Category:Aruba]]