On Day 14 of Family History Month, check out OpenArchives for Netherlands research. The Netherlands has an open data policy and most government records are free to access. OpenArchives is a newer company that has built a very user-friendly system for searching Dutch family history records.
OpenArchives searches are free and may link to free scans.
OpenArchives also has subscription offerings allowing users to download records as PDF files, GEDCOM files, CSV files, or XLS files. Subscribers also enjoy the benefit of the system’s automatic searches for related family members and children of any primary search you enter.
See the OnGenealogy listing for searchable collections available at OpenArchives.
OpenArchives receives data from the following archives:
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AlleFriezen
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AlleGroningers
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Amsterdam City Archives
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Archive Delft
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Brabant Historical Information Centre
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City archive Breda
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City archive Deventer
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City Archives Enschede
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City Archives Rotterdam
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Drenthe Archive
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Dutch Institute for Military History
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Eemland Archive
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Gelders Archive
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Heritage Achterhoek and Liemers
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Heritage Leiden and environs
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Historic Centre Leeuwarden
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Historical Center Overijssel
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Municipal Archive Borsele
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Municipal archive Ede
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Municipal Archive Goes
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Municipal Archive the Hague
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Municipal archive Hengelo
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Municipal Archive Kerkrade
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Municipal Archive North Beveland
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Municipal archive Roermond
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Municipal archive Schiedam
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Municipal archive Schouwen-Duiveland
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Municipal Archive Tholen
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Municipal archive Venray
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Municipal archive Wassenaar
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Municipal archive Zaanstad
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Municipal archive Zeist
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Municipal archives of Venlo
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Municipality Lisse
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Municipality Steenwijkerland
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National Archives
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National Archives / Archives South Holland
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Nieuw Land Heritage
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North Holland Archives
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Regional Archive Alkmaar
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Regional Archive Langstraat Heusden Altena
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Regional archive of Zutphen
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Regional Archive Tilburg
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Regional Archives Dordrecht
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Regional Archives Nijmegen
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Regional Archives Rijnlands Midden
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Regional Archives Rivierenland
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Regional Historic Center Limburg
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Regional Historic Centre Eindhoven
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Regional History Center Vecht and Venen
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Rijckheyt, center for regional history
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Tresoar
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The Utrecht Archives
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Waterlands Archive
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West-Brabant Archive
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Westfries Archief
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Zeeland Archives
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