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-'''Note:''' &nbsp;The Genlias website is offline as of January 1st. 2013. The role of national genealogical platform has been taken over by the website WieWasWie. The data from Genlias are largely included in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie.nl]$. As of 2009, Genlias contained 13.5 million records, representing almost 55 million individuals.
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 === Overview  ===
-Have you always wanted to know from whom you are descended? Genlias gives you a quick way to find your Dutch forebears, both in the Netherlands and overseas. Your search is in the most accurate source for Dutch genealogy, the Civil Register. And it is not difficult! <br>
+Have you always wanted to know from whom you are descended? WieWasWie gives you a quick way to find your Dutch forebears, both in the Netherlands and overseas. Your search is in the most accurate source for Dutch genealogy, the Civil Register. And it is not difficult! <br>
-GenLias is a national Dutch database containing information for use in genealogical research. It is a joint initiative by the national archive services and the regional historical centres. This means that it is not a database of documents held by the Nationaal Archief. <br>
+WieWasWie is a national Dutch database containing information for use in genealogical research. It is a joint initiative by the national archive services and the regional historical centres. This means that it is not a database of documents held by the Nationaal Archief. <br>
-GenLias holds data from the Civil Register. This is the official record of births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands. It has existed in most of the country since 1811, but in the province of Limburg somewhat longer. Although GenLias contains a large proportion of this data, not all Dutch local authorities are yet included. Some provinces, such as Zuid-Holland, are still barely represented. <br>
+WieWasWie holds data from the Civil Register. This is the official record of births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands. It has existed in most of the country since 1811, but in the province of Limburg somewhat longer. Although WieWasWie contains a large proportion of this data, not all Dutch local authorities are yet included. Some provinces, such as Zuid-Holland, are still barely represented. <br>
 The database also contains some details of baptisms, marriages and deaths maintained by church parishes prior to 1811, as well as memoranda of inheritance from the 19th century.
-On the GenLias homepage itself, you can download a detailed summary of the data available. To reach this, click on the "What's in GenLias?" link. Scroll down till you find "Current database status" and click on the orange(!) link. Choose the province and then the town you are looking for. If the town is not there, no records are as yet available on this site. If there are records, it will tell you which time period and what type of records are covered. There are even records included from some of the Dutch colonies. <br>
+WieWasWie contains 82 million names as of May 2013
-'''Statistics 2009''' Genlias currently contains 13.5 million records, representing almost 55 million individuals. In 2009 Genlias was visited 2 million times and almost 23 million questions were answered.
 === Content  ===
-The [http://www.genlias.nl/ Genlias]&nbsp;site includes:
-Births (1811 to 1903) Marriages (1811 to 1923) Deaths (1811 to 1953) Death duties - statements of succession
+Births (1811 to 1903)
+Marriages (1811 to 1923)
+Deaths (1811 to 1953)
+Death duties - statements of succession
 According to the Genlias site:
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 *In some cases, the name of the deceased's spouse
-'''Using the Genilas Site'''
-When you first visit the Genlias site, it will initially come up in Dutch. If you want to view it in English, click 'English' at the top of the home page.
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