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Instructions for using Rotterdam Archives Website | Instructions for using Rotterdam Archives Website | ||
The Rotterdam Archives or Gemeentearchief Rotterdam includes various different kinds of records for the municipality of Rotterdam as well as other municipalities that, over time, have become a part of Rotterdam such as the municipality of Kralingen which was annexed in 1895. Many of these are beneficial to genealogists. For example, the Rotterdam Archives includes indexes from baptismal, marriage, and burial registers beginning in the 16th century and civil registration which begins in 1811 and runs until | The Rotterdam Archives or Gemeentearchief Rotterdam includes various different kinds of records for the municipality of Rotterdam as well as other municipalities that, over time, have become a part of Rotterdam such as the municipality of Kralingen which was annexed in 1895. Many of these are beneficial to genealogists. For example, the Rotterdam Archives includes indexes from baptismal, marriage, and burial registers beginning in the 16th century and civil registration which begins in 1811 and runs until 1962. The archive also includes notarial records which run from 1585 to 1811, and scans of city address books that run from 1808 to 1939. | ||
The indexes for baptismal, marriage, and burial registers that date from the 16th century are extremely helpful because before 1811 these were the only vital records available for the Netherlands. Although some of these records have already become accessible through FamilySearch Historical Records, there are still many that can only be looked at using microfilm. | The indexes for baptismal, marriage, and burial registers that date from the 16th century are extremely helpful because before 1811 these were the only vital records available for the Netherlands. Although some of these records have already become accessible through FamilySearch Historical Records, there are still many that can only be looked at using microfilm. The index for these records on Gemeentearchief Rotterdam enables researchers to avoid wasted time at the microfilm reader.<br> | ||
'''In order to have success when using the Gemeentearchief Rotterdam web-site, researchers should remember the following:''' | '''In order to have success when using the Gemeentearchief Rotterdam web-site, researchers should remember the following:''' | ||
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The number of hits for your query will be shown in the row of boxes on the results page. You can access the results by clicking on the hot link contained within the boxes. | The number of hits for your query will be shown in the row of boxes on the results page. You can access the results by clicking on the hot link contained within the boxes. | ||
All results are organized by date. | All results are organized by date.<br> | ||
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[http://www.gemeentearchief.rotterdam.nl Gemeentearchief Rotterdam] | [http://www.gemeentearchief.rotterdam.nl Gemeentearchief Rotterdam] | ||
[[Category:Netherlands]] | [[Category:Netherlands]] | ||