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* Records of Dutch emigrants in their destination countries. | * Records of Dutch emigrants in their destination countries. | ||
=== Finding the Emigrant’s Town of Origin === | === Finding the Emigrant’s Town of Origin === | ||
Once you have traced your family back to a Dutch emigrant, you must find the town your ancestor came from if you wish to find earlier generations. The records you will need to continue your research, such as birth, marriage, and death records, are kept in local areas. The Netherlands has no nationwide index to these records. | Once you have traced your family back to a Dutch emigrant, you must find the town your ancestor came from if you wish to find earlier generations. The records you will need to continue your research, such as birth, marriage, and death records, are kept in local areas. The Netherlands has no nationwide index to these records. | ||
Several sources may reveal where your ancestor came from. You may learn of your ancestor’s place of origin by talking to older family members. Other relatives or a library may have documents that name the town, such as the following: | Several sources may reveal where your ancestor came from. You may learn of your ancestor’s place of origin by talking to older family members. Other relatives or a library may have documents that name the town, such as the following: | ||
* Birth, marriage, and death certificates | *Birth, marriage, and death certificates | ||
* Obituaries | *Obituaries | ||
* Journals | *Journals | ||
* Photographs | *Photographs | ||
* Letters | *Letters | ||
* Family Bibles | *Family Bibles | ||
* Church certificates or records | *Church certificates or records | ||
* Naturalization applications and petitions | *Naturalization applications and petitions | ||
* Passenger lists | *Passenger lists | ||
* Passports | *Passports | ||
The | The FamilySearchWiki article [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] gives more suggestions for finding your ancestor’s place of origin. | ||
=== Emigration from the Netherlands === | === Emigration from the Netherlands === | ||