Last February, I visited Salt Lake City for the first time in my life. For many years I had heard about the import role the LDS church plays in the genealogy world and I had worked with FamilySearch, as this website also offers many records from the Netherlands. A couple of years ago I learned […]
Antecedentia | Genealogy in the Netherlands is proud to support the making of the documentary ‘From Houdoe to How do …?’ This movie shows the importance of our roots. They accompany us everywhere, wherever we are in the world. EmigrationOver a period of more than 110 years, Catholics from the Netherlands, mostly from the eastern […]
Utrecht Archives have launched a new database, perfect for genealogists with Dutch ancestors! It contains personal details of almost 100,000 employees of Dutch railroad companies between 1836 and 1920. The database is available for free! Historical context The first railroad in the Netherlands was opened in 1839 and connected Amsterdam and Haarlem. Between 1842 and […]