Drenthe Archives and Libraries

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Beginning Research
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Record Types
Cemeteries Court Records Emigration & Immigration Jewish Records Military Records
Drenthe Background
History Municipalities Before 1998 Municipalities After 1998
Local Research Resources
Archives and Libraries FamilySearch Centers

Online Sources

AlleDrenten is the website of the Drenthe archives and has images and indexes.
Netherlands, Drenthe Province, Civil Registration, 1811-1942, free, images
Netherlands, Drenthe Province, Church Records, 1580-1911 at FamilySearch - browsable images.
- Use Genealogie Werkbalk to find the correct set of images on FamilySearch.

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.

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: