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==History== | ==History== | ||
Groningen was originally a part of Frisia. Groningen expanded its influence and at its peak almost all of the current province of Friesland was under the influence and control of Groningen.<br> | Groningen was originally a part of Frisia. Groningen expanded its influence and at its peak almost all of the current province of Friesland was under the influence and control of Groningen.<br> | ||
In 1594, Groningen was conquered from the Spanish by the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, it was the precursor state of the Netherlands, to which it belonged from then on.<br> | In 1594, Groningen was conquered from the Spanish by the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, it was the precursor state of the Netherlands, to which it belonged from then on.<br><br> | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_(province)] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_(province) Groningen (province)] (Wikipedia) | ||
== Background Information == | == Background Information == | ||
The capital city of the province of Groningen is Groningen. See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_(city) Groningen (city)] (Wikipedia). At the end of the 19th century, the crops were very poor in Groningen. That’s one of the reasons why many people emigrated to the United States. Most of them ended up around the Great Lakes, predominantly in Michigan. | |||
== Jurisdictions == | == Jurisdictions == | ||
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*Also, the handwriting can be slightly different, so you will want to watch these lessons, as needed, depending on the pre-dominant language in the region your ancestors lived: | *Also, the handwriting can be slightly different, so you will want to watch these lessons, as needed, depending on the pre-dominant language in the region your ancestors lived: | ||
::{{LearningCenter2|93| | ::{{LearningCenter2|93|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The Dutch Alphabet}}. | ||
::{{LearningCenter2|94| | ::{{LearningCenter2|94|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Dutch Words and Dates}}. | ||
::{{LearningCenter2|95| | ::{{LearningCenter2|95|Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Dutch Records}}. | ||
*[ | *[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Birth_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Birth Records]] | ||
*[ | *[[Media:1-NL_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Marriage Records]] | ||
*[ | *[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Death_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Death Records]] | ||
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*Effective use of civil registration and church records includes the following strategies: | *Effective use of civil registration and church records includes the following strategies: | ||
#Identify your ancestor by finding his '''birth or christening record.''' | #Identify your ancestor by finding his '''birth or christening record.''' | ||
#When you find an | #When you find an ancestor's birth or baptismal record, search for the '''births of siblings'''.<br> | ||
#Search for the ''' | #Search for the '''parents' marriage record'''. Typically, the marriage took place one or two years before the oldest child was born. | ||
#Search for the '''parents' birth records.''' On the average, people married in their early 20s, so | #Search for the '''parents' birth records.''' On the average, people married in their early 20s, so subtract 25 or so years from the marriage date for a starting year to search for the parents' birth records. | ||
#Search the '''death registers for all family members.''' | #Search the '''death registers for all family members.''' | ||
#If you do not find earlier generations in the parish registers, search neighboring parishes.<br> | #If you do not find earlier generations in the parish registers, search neighboring parishes.<br> | ||