Noord-Holland Archives and Libraries

Noord-Holland Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder
Record Types
Cemeteries Church Records Court Records Jewish Records
Noord-Holland Background
Biography Municipalities Before 2009 Municipalities After 2009

Local Research Resources
Archives and Libraries FamilySearch Centers

Online Sources[edit | edit source]

Noord-Holland Persons Database
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images
Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948, free, browsable images. Images can also be accessed via
WieWasWie, basic version free, index with some images.

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Regional and Municipal Archives[edit | edit source]

The provincial archives are located in the capital of each of the 12 provinces.
Municipal archives exist for most large towns. They contain the same type of genealogical records found in the state archives.
The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed many records from these archives.
Each archive collects records from its respective province. Records of genealogical value at these archives include:

Church records.
Civil registrations.
Population registers.
Censuses.
Court records.

Military records.
Emigration lists.
Notarial records.
Land records.
Tax records.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Noord-Hollands Archief
Location Jansstraat: Jansstraat 40, 2011 RX Haarlem
Location Kleine Houtweg: Kleine Houtweg 18, 2012 CH Haarlem
Reading room: Raadhuis Hoofddorp: Raadhuisplein 1, 2132 TZ Hoofddorp
The Netherlands

Telephone:+31235172700
Mailing address: Postbus 3006, 2001 DA Haarlem, The Netherlands
E-mail: info@noord-hollandsarchief.nl
Website
Persons Database

Municipal Archives[edit | edit source]

Archives Portal Europe

Click on "Netherlands".
Click on "North Holland".
Click on the municipality.
Contact information is at the right of the directory list.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]