Dutch Genealogy News for July 2025

25 July 2025 by Leave a Comment

Here is an overview of the latest sources, projects, and other news about Dutch genealogy.

Sources

  • All notarial records from the city of Utrecht 1560-1811 are now available via the Utrechts Archief. The records have been scanned and indexed.
  • An index of baptisms of Gouda (1719-1736, 1756-1798) is now available via Genealogie Rijnland.
  • An index of orphan chamber records from Woerden 1623-1653 is now available via Genealogie Rijnland.
  • Various transcriptions of tax records from Zoetermeer and Zegwaart have been added to Oud Soetermeer.
  • Abstracts of minutes of the municipalities Nistelrode, Berlicum, and Erp 1811-1930/1969have been digitized and are now available via the Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum. See their news page for links.
  • An index of manumitted slaves in suriname 1816-1827 is now available via Alle Surinamers (PDF).

Slave camp in Suriname. Credits: Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, collection Rijksmuseum public domain)

Projects

  • Population registers of Barneveld 1850-1920 are being indexed. Volunteers can report to Vele Handen.

Archives

  • Several important records that had been stolen from the Nationaal Archief, the National Archives of the Netherlands, have been returned. This includes records from the Dutch East India Company, a ship’s log kept by the famous admiral Michel A. de Ruyter, and early resolutions of the States-General. The records had been stolen by an employee, who had pawned them. They were found in an attic and brought to an expert, who realized where they belonged and helped return the records to the Nationaal Archief.  The Smithsonian Magazine has an article with more information.
  • As of 1 July, a new archive, the Noord-Veluws Archief (NOVA), keeps the records of eight municipalities in Gelderland: Elburg, Ermelo Harderwijk, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Epe, Hattem, and Heerde. More information about NOVA and their collections can be found on their website.
  • The municipality of Sluis decided to stop with their own municipal archives and transfer their records to the Zeeuws Archief in Middelburg. The transfer should be completed by July 2026. This will make the records available via Scanning-on-demand, a service that the Zeeuws Archief provides but the municipal archives of Sluis does not. [Source: BN de Stem]
  • About 1300 manuscripts regarding Amsterdam topics have been acquired by the Amsterdam City Archives. They are described in the finding aid, and available via scanning-on-demand.
  • The records of Badan Persatuan, an organization promoting the interests of Moluccans in the Netherlands, is now available at the Drents Archief. The records cover the 1911 to 2004 period and can be consulted in the reading room. [Source: Drents Archief]

Assembly in The Hague to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of foundation of the Republic of South Maluku, 1972. Credits: Collection ANEFO, Nationaal Archief (CC-0).

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About Yvette Hoitink

Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer in the Netherlands. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certification of Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials. Yvette served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists and won excellence awards for her articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Yvette has been doing genealogy for over 30 years. She helps people from across the world find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. Read about Yvette's professional genealogy services.

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