Netherlands Regional Websites
This page lists the websites of the various provincial, regional and city archives in the Netherlands.
Drenthe
Drents Archief
The website for the Drenthe province archives (rijksarchief) is available only in Dutch.
DrenLias
DrenLias is the database for the Drents Archief. It is only available in the Dutch language. Records you can search for include:
- civil registration after 1811
- church records from 1600 to 1811
Drents ArchiefNet
This website is written in Dutch with some English. This website is a guide to the holdings of the various municipalities, water councils and provincial archives for Drenthe.
Flevoland
This is a very young province which was opened for inhabitation in 1970s. Since the province is so young there are few records of genealogical interest.
Flevoland Boven Water
Dutch only. This site has thousands of digital documents, archeology and historic cultural objects concerning the province of Flevoland.
Friesland
Fries ArchiefNet
This website is available in Dutch, Frisian and some English. It is a guide to the holdings of the various municipalities, water councils and provincial archives for Friesland.
TresoarAvailable Dutch, Frisian and English. This is the historical and genealogical research facility for the province of Friesland.
The Friedoc Foundation (Stichting Friedoc)
Available in Dutch, Frisian and some English. This site is a privately operated, not-for-profit document centre for Frisian history and genealogy.
Historic Centre Leeuwarden (Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden)
This site is available in Dutch, Frisian and some English. It is the website for genealogical research in the Frisian capital city of Leeuwarden.
Gelderland
Gelders Archief
This is the province’s archive website which is available in Dutch.
Historisch Platform Veluwe
This Dutch only site provides links to regional archives and museums in “de Veluwe” area of Gelderland.
Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek Liemers
This site is in Dutch. It is the regional archives for Aalten, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Doetinchem, Oost Gelre, Montferland, Oude IJsselstreek and Winterswijk.
Groningen
Regionaal Historisch Centrum Groninger Archieven
This is the archival centre for the city and province of Groningen. Available in Dutch, English, and German.
Groninger ArchiefNet
In the Dutch language only. This website is a guide to the holdings of the various municipalities, water councils and provincial archives for Groningen.
Limburg
Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg
This website is in Dutch with some English pages and belongs to the province of Limburg’s archives.
Noord-Holland
Noord-Hollands Archief
Dutch and English languages. This is a documentary heritage centre for the province of Noord-Holland, the Kennemerland region (municipalities of Aalsmeer, Bennebroek, Beverwijk, Bloemendaal, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Uitgeest, Uithoorn, Velsen and Zandvoort), and of the provincial capital Haarlem.
Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
This site is in Dutch and English. It provides historical and genealogical information regarding the city of Amsterdam.
Regionaal Archief - Regionaal Historisch Centrum Alkmaar
This site is in Dutch with some English. It is the archives and regional historical centre for Alkmaar and the surrounding communities of Bergen, Castricum, Den Helder, Graft-De Rijp, Harenkarspel, Heerhugowaard, Heiloo, Hollands Kroon, Langedijk, Schagen, Schermer and Zijpe.
Westfries Archief
This website is available in Dutch, English, German, and French. This is the regional archives for the municipalities of Drechterland, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Koggenland, Medemblik, Opmeer and Stede Broec.
North Brabant
Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
Dutch language only. This is the genealogical and historical centre for the province of North Brabant.
Het Markiezenhof Historisch Centrum
Website is available in Dutch and English. This regional historical archive centre holds information regarding the municipalities Bergen op Zoom, Waterschap Scheldekwartier, Steenbergen and Woensdrecht.
Regionaal Archief Tilburg
Available in Dutch only; this is the regional archives of Tilburg.
Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
This is a Dutch only website for the region and city of Eindhoven.
Overijssel
Historisch Centrum Overijssel
The Overijssel provincial archive is available in Dutch with some English.
Utrecht
Het Utrechts Archief
This website is mainly in Dutch with some English. This archive holds governmental records from the city and province of Utrecht, as well as records from private institutions and the Dutch railways.
Zeeland
Zeeuws Archief
This Dutch only website belongs to the archives in the province of Zeeland. The searchable database of many various records is available in English.
Zuid-Holland
For the provincial archives, see the Nationaal Archief.
Gemeentearchief Rotterdam
This is the municipal archives for the city of Rotterdam, which is available in Dutch and English.
Regionaal Archief Leiden
This is the regional archives for the municipalities of Leiden, Zoeterwoude, Rijnsburg, Teylingen, Hillegom, Noordwijk, de Vennip, Voorschoten and Leiderdorp. The website is in Dutch only.