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Guide to '''Aruba ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. <br>  
Guide to '''Aruba ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. <br>  


'''''See also [[The Netherlands Antilles Genealogy|Netherlands Antilles]]'''''.
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Guide to Aruba ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

See also Netherlands Antilles.

Aruba Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Aruba Background
Local Research Resources
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Getting started with (Your Locality) research[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Aruba

Aruba officially became a member state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 1, 1986, with full independence set for 1996, within a Dutch Commonwealth of sovereign states. Aruba is the western most island of the Netherland Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea, off the north shore of Venezuela.

See also the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Aruba's Capital City is Oranjestad. See: (Oranjestad)

Aruba is divided into eight regions:

  • Noord/Tank Leendert
  • Oranjestad (west)
  • Oranjestad (east)
  • Paradera
  • Santa Cruz
  • Savaneta
  • Sint Nicolaas (north)
  • Sint Nicolaas (south).

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Useful websites:

You may also try a Database for genealogical research in Aruba:

If you ever wanted to research your family tree and trace your ancestry, the internet has made this much easier than ever before.

  • (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
  • (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this Wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

However, please do not change the lay-out of the pages you would like to work on as considerable thought went into what has already been entered. But we love to have your help as mentioned above.

Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category Aruba Genealogy[edit | edit source]


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Did you know?[edit | edit source]

Did you know that Aruba has its own university? See: (University of Aruba)

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