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== Finding Netherlands Church Records  ==
== Finding Netherlands Church Records  ==


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. To find out what records have survived, the best place to start is the website of the regional archive that holds the records. See also the Inventories section below. 
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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1. Search first in a search engine. [[WieWasWie]] and [https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch] have national coverage. See below for regional sites. 
#To find out what records have survived, the best place to start is the website of the regional archive that holds the records.  See below for regional sites, or consult the Wiki page for your province.]See also the Inventories section below.
 
#Search in a search engine. [[WieWasWie]] and [https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch] have national coverage.  
2. Search next for a published transcription or alphabetical index, often found on [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html GeneaKnowHow] or FamilySearch, or try a Google search. [https://www.genealogiewerkbalk.nl/fs/? Genealogie Werkbalk] can help to find the correct set of images on FamilySearch.  
#Search next for a published transcription or alphabetical index, often found on [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html GeneaKnowHow] or FamilySearch, or try a Google search.  
 
#If all these do not exist or you fail to find what you are looking for, you will have to browse images manually. Use FamilySearch or [http://vpnd.nl Van Papier Naar Digitaal (VPND)]. [https://www.genealogiewerkbalk.nl/fs/? Genealogie Werkbalk] can help to find the correct set of images on FamilySearch.  
3. If all these do not exist or you fail to find what you are looking for, you will have to browse images manually. Use FamilySearch or [http://vpnd.nl Van Papier Naar Digitaal (VPND)].  


=== Regional Sites  ===
=== Regional Sites  ===
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