Recent Posts Tagged With 'gelderland'

• Online genealogy in Gelderland

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 22:20 in gelderland, online genealogy

  There is no online provincial database for Gelderland, but Genlias has many BMD records from Gelderland. Streekarchief Bommelerwaard (Regional archive Bommelerwaard) has many online resources for the Bommelerwaard region. Click Digitale studiezaal, ...

• Dutch archive news, September 2009

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 00:00 in usa, amsterdam, rotterdam, gelderland, limburg, genlias, dutch history, early dutch settlers, netherlands antilles

  Genlias added birth records from Limburg and death records from Gelderland and Limburg. As part of Images for the Future, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and Knowledgeland launched Open Images. Open Images is an open media platform th...

• Postcard from Groesbeek

  Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 23:23 in postcards, gelderland

  A postcard from Groesbeek, sent in 1928. Groesbeek was (and to some extent still is) a rural village in the province Gelderland, just southeast of the city Nijmegen and on walking distance from the German border (see map). The area saw fierce fi...

• News from the Dutch archives, August 2009

  Posted on Friday September 4th, 2009 at 00:00 in japan, usa, gelderland, genlias, dutch history, early dutch settlers

  We all know by now that in 1609 Hudson stumbled upon Manhattan and claimed it for the Dutch Republic (which eventually led to the foundation of New Netherland and its capital New Amsterdam). But did you also know that in the same year the Japanese ...

• Dutch archive news: July 2009

  Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 00:00 in utrecht, gelderland, groningen, genlias, netherlands antilles

  It's summer, and that means holiday season here in Holland. Archives have fewer visitors (visitors are on holiday), limited service and limited opening hours (staff are also on holiday). Summer also means there is hardly any news to report. Genlias ...

• Postcard from Arnhem

  Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 00:00 in postcards, gelderland

  Rosendael castle, Arnhem. Postcard sent in 1903. Only the donjon remains from the original late-medieval castle, the house in front dates from the 18th century. The park was redesigned in the 19th century. The castle and park were heavily damaged ...

• Dutch archives on flickr and YouTube

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 22:49 in gelderland, friesland, zuid-holland, noord-brabant

  Several Dutch archives are now present on the photo site flickr or the film site YouTube. I made a (probably incomplete) list. Archives on flickr: Dutch National Archive Tresoar (provincial archive of Friesland) BHIC (provincial archive of Noord-Br...

• Archive news roundup: February-March 2009

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 22:39 in usa, amsterdam, utrecht, gelderland, limburg, friesland, genlias, noord-brabant, early dutch settlers

  News from the Dutch archives Genlias added new birth acts from Gelderland and Limburg, marriage acts from Limburg, and death acts from Gelderland, Utrecht and Limburg. The Dutch National Archive created an exhibition to commemorate Hudson's voyage, ...

• Dutch archive news roundup: News and announcements from Dutch archives, September 2008

  Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 00:10 in gelderland, groningen, genlias, overijssel

  News from the Dutch archives: The annual Landelijke Archievendag (national archives day) will take place on 11 October. Most archives have some activities that day, like lectures and guided tours. The new three-volume Geschiedenis van Groningen (his...

• Dutch archives news roundup - June 2007

  Posted on Thursday July 12th, 2007 at 22:46 in amsterdam, gelderland, drenthe, genlias, zuid-holland, noord-holland

  News from the Dutch archives. Several Dutch archives have limited opening hours during July and August. Check their websites for details. The Drenthe Archive presented the book In de versnelling, about cars in Drenthe in the last 100 years. There is...

• Dutch archives news roundup - April 2007

  Posted on Saturday May 12th, 2007 at 10:44 in gelderland, zeeland

  April was a quiet month at the Dutch archives - I found only two news items worth mentioning. The Gelderland Archive announced the publication of the sixth part of the Biografisch Woordenboek Gelderland (Biographical Dictionary Gelderland), publishe...

• Dutch archives news roundup - March 2007

  Posted on Saturday April 7th, 2007 at 03:08 in amsterdam, gelderland, friesland, genlias, noord-holland

  The National Archive announced the addition of records from the Netherlands antilles to the Genlias project. See my earlier post on this topic. The Amsterdam City Archive closed its doors on 30 March. They will spend the next few months moving to a...