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Access to Netherlands Civil Registration records online is excellent. There is no need to use microfilms or to visit archives. Nearly all records have survived, since two copies were made of each record and stored separately. The losses that have occurred are mostly Marriage Supplements, since they were not duplicated. | Access to Netherlands Civil Registration records online is excellent. There is no need to use microfilms or to visit archives. Nearly all records have survived, since two copies were made of each record and stored separately. The losses that have occurred are mostly Marriage Supplements, since they were not duplicated. | ||
Law allows Birth records up to 1917, marriage records up to 1942 and death records up to 1967 to be released to the public as of 2018. Archives can be up to 10 years behind putting them online. | Law allows Birth records up to 1917, marriage records up to 1942 and death records up to 1967 to be released to the public as of 2018. Archives can be up to 10 years behind in putting them online. | ||
'''First search these sites to find a record:''' | '''First search these sites to find a record:''' | ||
*[[WieWasWie]] is the official government site and has almost all marriages online, many deaths and some births. Some will have a link to the original image attached. For free you can search for 1 or 2 people with an exact spelling. With a subscription you can search with wildcards. [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn] has a list of what is available on WieWasWie, | *[[WieWasWie]] is the official government site and has almost all marriages online, many deaths and some births. Some will have a link to the original image attached. For free you can search for 1 or 2 people with an exact spelling. With a subscription you can search with wildcards. [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn] has a list of what is available on WieWasWie; however, the dates it gives are often inaccurate. | ||
*[https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch] is another site, similiar to WieWasWie, but with slightly more records and a better search engine. {{RecordSearch|2704829|Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records}} on FamilySearch indexes the same records on [https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch] but allows you to attach any sources found in the index directly to Family Tree. | *[https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch] is another site, similiar to WieWasWie, but with slightly more records and a better search engine. {{RecordSearch|2704829|Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records}} on FamilySearch indexes the same records on [https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch] but allows you to attach any sources found in the index directly to Family Tree. | ||
* The websites of local and provincial archives are all free, and may have slightly more records or better links to images than WieWasWie. See [[Netherlands Regional Websites]] | * The websites of local and provincial archives are all free, and may have slightly more records or better links to images than WieWasWie. See [[Netherlands Regional Websites]]. | ||
* FamilySearch is beginning to put indexed records online. Most significant are their Delft and Amsterdam births collections, which cannot be found on WieWasWie. For example, the Amsterdam births can be found at {{RecordSearch|2020117|Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950}}. | * FamilySearch is beginning to put indexed records online. Most significant are their Delft and Amsterdam births collections, which cannot be found on WieWasWie. For example, the Amsterdam births can be found at {{RecordSearch|2020117|Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950}}. | ||
* [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] has transcriptions and family reconstructions by individuals and local historical societies. | * [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] has transcriptions and family reconstructions by individuals and local historical societies. | ||
* The authorities drew up one and ten year indexes (''tienjarigetafels'') by municipality. The births, marriages and deaths are generally separate. These are both available through FamilySearch. The one year indexes are located at the end of each year's records. Ten year tables are located separately under ''Tafels''. The names will be alphabetically, though sometimes only the first letter is alphabetized. It will have the date of the record, | * The authorities drew up one- and ten-year indexes (''tienjarigetafels'') by municipality. The births, marriages, and deaths are generally separate. These are both available through FamilySearch. The one-year indexes are located at the end of each year's records. Ten-year tables are located separately under ''Tafels''. The names will be listed alphabetically, though sometimes only the first letter is alphabetized. It will have the date of the record, but not the act number. Only the name of the main person or people (child, bride and groom, or the deceased) will be included. | ||
'''Then find the original image if you have not already:''' | '''Then find the original image if you have not already:''' | ||
* [https://www.genealogiewerkbalk.nl/fs/ Genealogie Werkbalk] makes browsing images put online by FamilySearch somewhat easier. It has nearly universal coverage of what has survived. The images are black and white, and some are poor quality. | * [https://www.genealogiewerkbalk.nl/fs/ Genealogie Werkbalk] makes browsing images put online by FamilySearch somewhat easier. It has nearly universal coverage of what has survived. The images are black and white, and some are of poor quality. | ||
* The websites of local and provincial archives should also contain images. Often the quality and | * The websites of local and provincial archives should also contain images. Often the quality and color is better than those on FamilySearch. <br> | ||
===Online Records at FamilySearch=== | ===Online Records at FamilySearch=== | ||