Here is an overview of the new sources, websites, and other news of the past month.
Sources
- Court records of several local courts in Groningen, mainly for the 1600-1811 period, are now available via FamilySearch.
- Birth, marriage, and death records of several municipalities in Noord-Brabant are now scanned and indexed and available via the Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum. These are mainly records that have become public in recent years.
- Several church records of Hoorn have been indexed and can now be searched via the Westfries Archief.
- Scans of Roman Catholic church records from Oldenzaal 1692-1812 are now available via Van Papier naar Digitaal.
Plechelm basilica in Oldenzaal. Photo by author.
Archives
- During World War II, the Resistance in Zuidbroek, Groningen published a illegal newspaper, Doorgeven. Copies of this paper have been donated to the Historisch Archief Midden-Groningen.
- The Congregation of Brothers of St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Oudenbosch transferred their records to the West-Brabants Archief.
- Nuisance permits for Zwolle 1875-1993 have been indexed and can be consulted in the reading room of Collectie Overijssel.
Church and market in Zwolle. Credits: H.J. van Hoogstraten, J.G. Scheurleer, collection Collectie Overijssel (public domain)
Projects
- Residence cards for Jutphaas in Utrecht are being indexed. Volunteers can report to Het Volk.
- Address cards for Zuilen 1917-1949 are being indexed. Volunteers can report to Het Volk.
- Several records in the series of cabinet meetings 1823-1997 are being digitized. [Source: Nationaal Archief]
- Large parts of the records of the Department of Foreign Affairs 1813-1870 are being digitized [Source: Nationaal Archief]
- Large parts of the Red Cross Displaced Persons Card Catalog are being digitized. [Source: Nationaal Archief]
Red Cross Ambulance in World War II. Credits: Willem van de Pol, collection Nationaal Archief (public domain)
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