Netherlands Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

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'''1940 to 1970.''' Thousands of people left after World War II and settled in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.  
'''1940 to 1970.''' Thousands of people left after World War II and settled in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.  
A good web-site to search about Dutch emigration is:
[http://www.en.nationaalarchief.nl/search/results_page_en.jsp?results_mode=8#website National Archive - Emigrants]


The Dutch emigrated for several reasons:  
The Dutch emigrated for several reasons:  
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*Letters of encouragement from relatives and friends who had gone before
*Letters of encouragement from relatives and friends who had gone before


Emigrants from the Netherlands left records documenting their migration in the country they left as well as in the country they moved to.  
Emigrants from the Netherlands left records documenting their migration in the country they left as well as in the country they moved to.


=== Emigrant Lists  ===
=== Emigrant Lists  ===
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