Netherlands Church Records: Difference between revisions

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=== Here are some examples  ===
=== Here are some examples  ===


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Essentially all Netherlands Church records from before 1811 are now online. This section gives instructions on where to find them and how to search them.  
Essentially all Netherlands Church records from before 1811 are now online. This section gives instructions on where to find them and how to search them.  


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=== Online Indexes  ===
=== Online Indexes  ===
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*[http://www.geneaknowhow.nl/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow]
*[http://www.geneaknowhow.nl/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow]


*Provincial, Regional and City archives, see the [[Netherlands City Archives]] page. Most provincial archives now have search engines for Church records.  
*Provincial, Regional and City archives, see the [[Netherlands City Archives]] page. Most provincial archives now have search engines for Church records.


*[http://www,zoekakten.nl Zoekakten], see below and on its wiki page. The indexes will be under 'Indexen DTB' for each place.
*[http://www,zoekakten.nl Zoekakten], see below and on its wiki page. The indexes will be under 'Indexen DTB' for each place.
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Also on this wiki are the articles pertaining to the actual Record Collections on FamilySearch.  
Also on this wiki are the articles pertaining to the actual Record Collections on FamilySearch.  


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=== Records at the Family History Library  ===
=== Records at the Family History Library  ===
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NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – CHURCH RECORDS – INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS  
NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – CHURCH RECORDS – INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS  
 
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=== Gazetters  ===
=== Gazetters  ===
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The FamilySearch Catalog refers to parishes by the town in which the parish church was located, unless there was more than one church in the town. In large cities there may be many parishes for each religion. Church buildings were often named for saints, so the catalog uses the church name such as St. John to distinguish between different parishes in the same city.  
The FamilySearch Catalog refers to parishes by the town in which the parish church was located, unless there was more than one church in the town. In large cities there may be many parishes for each religion. Church buildings were often named for saints, so the catalog uses the church name such as St. John to distinguish between different parishes in the same city.  


== Search Strategies and Tips ==
*Protestants(excepts Huguenots/Wallonia Reformed and Lutherans) wrote their records in Dutch. See [[Netherlands Language and Languages]] and [[Netherlands Handwriting]]
*Huguenots/Wallonia Reformed and a few French Catholics wrote their records in French. See [[French Wordlist]]
*Catholics wrote their records in Latin. See [[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
The language of bordering countries. The invasion by foreign countries. The movement of ethnic groups into the Netherlands, such as the French Huguenots.


For publications that can help you read the languages, see [[Latin Genealogical Word List]],  [[French Wordlist]], [[Netherlands Handwriting]], and [[Germany Handwriting]].


== Search Strategies  ==
== Search Strategies  ==
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