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 Most genealogical records of the province are kept by the [http://www.noord-hollandsarchief.nl/ Noord-Hollands Archief]. The records of Amsterdam are kept by the [http://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/english/home.en.html Amsterdam Municipal Archives].
-Many of the marriage records from Noord-Holland can be found in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ WieWasWie]. This does not include Amsterdam, which in itself accounts for about 10% of the total number of marriage records in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam marriage records are not available online and will not become available for at least another couple of years.
+Many of the marriage records from Noord-Holland can be found in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ WieWasWie]. Many births and some deaths are also on WieWasWie. No births and deaths from Amsterdam are online yet. <br>
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 '''Emigration from Noord-Holland'''
 Noord-Holland has always been one of the more prosperous parts of the Netherlands. Amsterdam especially has always drawn many immigrants. As a result, Noord-Holland wasn’t struck particularly hard by any of the major emigration waves. Many enterpreneurs, especially from Amsterdam, left the country to live in colonies or tradeposts around the world.
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