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Archives and Libraries

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.
Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Libraries

Libraries of the National Archives
Website
Search catalogue
Union Catalogue of Belgian Libraries

The works from the libraries of the State Archives can only be consulted on site. The catalogue search will list the location/which library where the source is held. The libraries of the State Archives repositories hold a total of roughly 500,000 volumes, bearing on the following main topics:

History of Belgium and earlier state entities
publications about former colony Congo and the mandated territory Rwanda-Urundi
regional and local history
archival sciences
publications about the First World War
administrative and juridical specialist literature
collection of precious Works
publications of the State Archives (inventories, guides, exhibition catalogues,…)
inventories of other Belgian and foreign archives institutio

Museums

Belgium Museum of Art and History
Parc du Cinquantenaire 10
1000 Brussels, Belgium
T: + 32 (0)2 741 73 31

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 Wikipedia: Art & History Museum

Record Offices

Records newer than 100 years cannot be found online at the State Archives. You will need to contact the municipality where the event took place. If needed, you may need to write to an ancestor's town. Below is how to address a letter:

Gemeentebestuur = Municipal administration
De Ambtenaar van de Burgerlijke Stand = Civil State Officer
Gemeentehuis = City Hall
BE - (postal code) (name of municipality)
Belgium

Postal Code Finder.

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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.
 *'''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 '''Family History Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
+*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 ==
 ===National Archives===
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 Telephone: 02 513 76 80<br>
 Fax: 02 513 76 81<br>
-E-mail:archives.generales@arch.be<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>
 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://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=search-engines&r=search-persons Persons Search Engine]
-:[https://search.arch.be/en/themas/tips/507-church-registers-en Online Church Registers]
-:[https://search.arch.be/en/themas/tips/516-civil-status-registers-en Online Civil Status Registers (Births, marriages, and deaths)]
 [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>
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 ====FamilySearch Digitized Records====
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 *'''1588-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138481|Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913}}, index and images
 *'''1582-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914}}, index and images
-*'''1541-1914''' : {{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1914}}, index and images
+*'''1541-1950''' : {{RecordSearch|2138513|Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1950}}, index and images
 *'''1600-1913''' : {{RecordSearch|2138500|Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1913}}, index and images
 *'''1798-1906''' : {{RecordSearch|2138507|Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906}}, index and images
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 ===State Archives===
-[https://deprecated.archivesportaleurope.net/Directory '''Archives Portal Europe'''] provides access to information on Belgium archives. '''Click on the "Belgium" arrow link, then the "General State Archives..." arrow link to find addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail links for these archives:'''
+[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/uploads/files/20230718_OnlyInstitutionsWithContent.pdf '''Archives Portal Europe'''] provides access to information on Belgium archives. See also list below:
-{|
+{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;"
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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]
 |style="padding-right:25px"|
-*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]
 |style="vertical-align:top"|
-*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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-In each State Archives branch office you can consult the following documents:
+In each State Archives branch office '''you can consult the following documents''':
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 == Museums ==
+'''Belgium Museum of Art and History'''<br>
+Parc du Cinquantenaire 10<br>
+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 ==
+Records newer than 100 years cannot be found online at the State Archives. You will need to contact the municipality where the event took place. If needed, you may need to write to an '''ancestor's town'''. Below is how to address a letter:
+Gemeentebestuur = Municipal administration<br>
+De Ambtenaar van de Burgerlijke Stand = Civil State Officer<br>
+Gemeentehuis = City Hall<br>
+BE - (postal code) (name of municipality)<br>
+Belgium<br>
+*[https://www.france-codepostal.fr/en/belgium/?q= Postal Code Finder].
 [[Category:Belgium]]
 [[Category:Belgium]][[Category:Belgium Archives and Libraries]]