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=== Nationaal Archief (National Archive) === | === Nationaal Archief (National Archive) === | ||
The Dutch government collects records relating to Dutch history, culture, and people. The National Archive is located in ’s-Gravenhage and has the following web-site: . It contains records of a national nature | The Dutch government collects records relating to Dutch history, culture, and people. The National Archive is located in ’s-Gravenhage and has the following web-site: . It contains records of a national nature. <br>To find addresses of other archives, see: [http://www.archiefnet.nl/ Archives]. You can access it in 5 different languages, namely Dutch, English, German, French and Spanish. <br> The Nationaal Archief is the largest public archive in the Netherlands. Almost 1000 years of Dutch history are stored here, in 93 kilometres of documents, maps, drawings and photographs. <br> The Nationaal Archief manages more than 6,000 different archives. In this section (see the web-site) you can find out what records the National Archives have in their possession. The documents themselves can only be consulted in the reading room. | ||
Each archive collects records from its respective province. Records of genealogical value at these archives include: | Each archive collects records from its respective province. Records of genealogical value at these archives include: | ||