Odds and ends / other - internet
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general -|- about names -|- biographical data -|- books -|- devotional images
inventories -|- newspapers -|- names various -|- universities
Other page: Not for this list, but ... / image collections
General
- Agrippa [SEARCH] database from the Archive and Museum of the "Vlaamse Kultuurleven" (Flemish cultural-live) (AMVK) containing short descriptions from letters, manuscripts, photographs, etceteras
- Armorial (Rietstap) [INDEX] the (French) heraldic discriptions of coat of arms by Rietstap / Manipulated images [SEARCH]
- Bagviewer, you can call in the date of building of a house or building
- Central Bureau for Genealogy (CBG) [SEARCH] this databank contains several catalogues from the CBG; you can search on different entries. Handy before you are going to pay a visit!
- Inventors Belgium 1978-nowadays [SEARCH] (inter)national register of invention patents registered in Belgium
- Netherlands, index militia registers 1812-1941 [SEARCH] under construction
- Netherlands, index Zouaves 1860-1870 [SEARCH]
- East-Westfriesland, index Zouaves 1860-1870 [PDF] details about 78 Zouaves
- Netherlands, management of cinemas 1906-nowadays [SEARCH]
- Repertory Dutch Historie [SEARCH]
- Royal Library The Hague [SEARCH] the general catalog contains many old books; especially interesting when ancestors were writers, but also pleasant when you want to see if you can read one of the Dutch or foreign books your ancestors possessed according the inventory you found; from here you also can take a look in several university libraries; you can also use a telnet-connection; follow the instructions on your screen (username is POPC, close your session with STP)
- Royal Library of Belgium [ZOEK] go to 'Catalogi Online' for the catalogs or to other information
- VOC-ships [SEARCH] online version of the books "Dutch Asiatic Shipping 1595-1795" with detailed information on all the ships journey's
- VOC-ships [INDEX] all East-Indian Company ('VOC') ships and their journey's
- War-ships from the United Netherlands 1600-1800
About names
- Belgium, spreading of familynames (Sopres) gives you a quick graphical view (in a map) on the spreading of peoples with the name you are looking for; it is not clear what source is used; for Germany (interesting for the border area) a similar site exists
- Belgium, use of firstnames 1900-1999 (Sopres) you can create a diagram to see the frequency of a firstname in civil records of births
- Belgium, spreading of family names 1998 based upon the official register ('rijksregister') of that year
- Belgium, nowadays spreading of family names
- Netherlands, spreading of family names per province according to the 1947 census [SEARCH] the database (still in development) also contains other informations about family names
- Netherlands, family names of persons without a fixed abode according to the 1947 census [SEARCH] 5800 names, divided over 32.420 persons, mostly on board or occupants of (house)boats and occupants of caravans with their families; only the number of persons are mentioned, as can be found in the central register of population of 1947
- Netherlands, spreading of family names 1998 based on the telephone register; shows a map; for Germany (interesting for the border area) a similar site exists
- Netherlands, first name database ('Nederlandse Voornamen Databank') [SEARCH]
Biographical data
- Belgium, bio-bibliography liberal prominents 1830-1990 [INDEX]
- Benelux, lists of rulers [INDEX] articles about lords, earls, dukes, prince-bishops and suchlike
- Biographical Index handy to find references to all kind of biographical books; note: the Biographical lexicon (for instance) is not yet part of this index!; fill in the family name and search in 'biografische index'
- Biographical lexicon here you can find which people are mentioned in the lexicons with each a short biography (Dutch and colonial Dutch people from the second part of the 19th century and this century)
- Biographical portal 634-2005 information from various biographical collections
- Brussels, index of Jewish family names in the dictionary of Genealogy and Biography index in which Jewish families can be found, who lived for a long or very short time in Brussels pinpointing you to the sources; go to 'Documents' and than to 'Brussels genealogy'
- Catholic Documentation Centre (KDC), important catholic peoples 20th century [INDEX] a selection from the biographical documentation of this centre; you will find scans from press- and periodical cuttings
- Dutch-speaking authors 1766-now [INDEX] biographies made by 'de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde'
- The Netherlands, 'New Dutch Biographic Dictionary' [SEARCH or not] over 22.000 short biographies notable Dutch citizens born prior to 1910
- Gent, biographical repertory female painters 1880-1914 [PDF] file is 650 KB
- Netherlands, womens' lexicon 500-1850
- Netherlands, writers from the Middle Ages till nowadays [INDEX]
- Netherlands, plastic artists ±1200-nowadays database from the Netherlands Institute for Art History with basic data and references to sources of 200.000 Dutch and foreign artists
- Netherlands, register of bell-founders 13th-20th century [INDEX]
- Netherlands, repertory map makers 1500-1900 [PDF]
- Netherlands, painters 1729 the book (in Dutch) 'De levensbeschryvingen van de Nederlandsche konst-schilders en konst-schilderessen' by Jacob Campo Weyerman can be watched online; containing biographies of famous Dutch painters; it is an enlarged edition of 'De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlandsche Konstschilders en schilderessen' by Arnold Houbraken from 1718; there is an alphabetical index of names and a portrait gallery giving access to many portraits of the artists mentioned in the book; alternative entry
- Netherlands, index on biografies of Dutch entrepeneurs 19th-20th century
- Netherlands, biographical lexicon of socialism and labour movement [INDEX]
Books
- Brabant (duchy), names of prelates, barons, knights and squires circa 1300
- Bronnen voor de geschiedenis der Abdij Rijnsburg 1140-1620 with register of the abbesses, register of charters and resumés 1140-1620, fiefs (manboek) 1383-1463 and bills and related documents 1375-1500
- (The) Amsterdam Town Council, 1578-1600 (J.E. Elias) based on the book from Elias (over the periode 1578-1798) research is done on the members of the Council in the mentioned period
- Eeclo, collection of Charters, Chronicles and other historical documents (late Middle Ages) these documents are collected by Eduard Neelemans and published in 1865; you can search in an index on place name and familyname to see what names can be found in the documents
- Friesland, stamboek van den Frieschen adel 1846, compiled by Arent van Halmael (1788-1850) en Montanus de Haan Hettema (1796-1873)
- Gent (and surroundings), the "Gends Charter-Book" (late Middle Ages) knight Karel-Lodewijk Diericx collected these charters from the abbeys of Sint-Pieters and Sint-Baafs in Gent and published them in 1821; they are very important for the history of Gent and the communities Gijzenzele, Lochristi, Evergem, Wondelgem, Sleidinge, Moerbeke, Destelbergen, Afsnee, De Pinte, Merelbeke, Dikkelvenne, Rupelmonde, Desselgem, Beveren, Kaprijke, Lembeke, Bassevelde, Zaffelare, Vurste, Avelgem, Erpe, Letterhoutem, Hulst and Sint-Jans; you can search in an index on place name and familyname to see what names can be found in the documents
- Lower Meuse region, transcript tax register 1104-1534 go to 'Toon alle 81 resultaten'; concerning 'rekeningen' Geervliet, Gleede,Gorinchem, Gouda, Heusden, Schoonhoven and Strienemode
- Returns of the Aliens in London 1523-1625 (4 parts) with many transcriptions of registers of church membership of the Dutch church in Austin Friars, ecclesiastical and other taxes, registrations of 'strangers. In those years the foreigners in London were 80 % Dutchmen and Flemings. It is useful to see the index (part 4) first, because different notations of names are mentioned together there.
- Archives of the London-Dutch church 1568-1872. Register of the attestations or certificates of membership, confessions of guilt, certificates of marriage, bethrothals, publications of banns, &c. preserved in the Dutch reformed church, Austin Friars, London
- Minutes of the church council of the Dutch Reformed Church at Austin Friars, London 1569-1571
- The marriage, baptismal and burial registers 1571-1874 and monumental inscriptions of the Dutch Reformed Church, Austin Friars, London
- Region along the large rivers, report of the donations, collected for needy people after floods 1784 with many names of victims
- (De) Protestantse Kerk in de Midden-Molukken 1803-1900. Een bronnenpublicatie. I, 1803-1854 (Chr.G.F. de Jong) [PDF] interesting book from 2004 with a lot of transcribed documents
- Region Wellin/Saint-Hubert (province Luxembourg), indexes on several workings 16th-17th century the actual lists/countings are not available
- Sources for the history of Middelburg in the feudal period 'Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van Middelburg in den landsheerlijken tijd' (14th - 16th century) includes 3 parts
- Sources for the history of the textile industry in Leiden 1333-1795 'Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van de Leidsche textielnijverheid 1333-1795' includes 6 parts with indexes of persons and a lot of transcribed documents
- The toll of Iersekeroord 1321-1572 'De tol van Iersekeroord' with documents 1321-1572, income from leasing 1346-1572 and bills 1412-1570
- Vriezenveen, index of the book 'Ken uw dorp en heb het lief ...' also containing all inhabitants of this village; go to 'Ken uw dorp ...' in the menu in the left frame
- Netherlands, list of heretofore emigrated Dutchmen (printed register, 1796)
Devotional images, notifications of death
- Belgium, collection Brysse mortuary cards 19th/20th century [ZIP, MDB]
- Belgium, index death announcements published in 'Het Belang van Limburg' 1954-2000 under construction
- Bemmel, index devotional images
- Bommelerwaard, images devotional cards -1946 [SEARCH]
- Brasschaat (Antwerpen), index devotional images 1890...2007 [XLS]
- Brasschaat (Antwerpen), index notifications of death 1927...2007 [XLS]
- Diocese Breda, devotional images kept by priests from 'Het Begijnhof' in Breda from 1780-±1930 1200 'gedachtenisprentjes' mostly from the diocese of Breda, but also from other places in the Netherlands and some of them from Belgium
- Friesland, index devotional images [SEARCH]
- Geleen, index obituary cards Lindenheuvel cemetry 1925-now
- Heemkundekring De Elf Rotten, index images mostly from Noord-Brabant, 20th century go to 'Bronnen'
- Heerlen (and surroundings), devotional cards [INDEX] go to: Genealogie > Bidprentjes
- Helmond, Roermond and other places, images and index devotional cards [SEARCH]
- Houthem, Broekhem and Geulhem, devotional cards
- Kessel (province Antwerpen, Belgium), devotional images 1890-1995 [ZIP, XLS]
- Leuven, index at the local government recieved notifications of death 19th-20th century
- Limburg (province Netherlands), index devotional images
- Meetjesland (area in the provinces Oost- and West-Vlaanderen), devotional images [SEARCH+] over 30.000 items; go to 'Digitale Bronbewerkingen'
- Meijel, collection devotional images 19th-20th century [INDEX]
- Noord-Brabant, devotional images 19th century [MORE]
- Noord-Brabant (Eastern-Langstraat), devotional images 1823-nowadays [INDEX, SEARCH] go to 'Database'
- Ravel, Weelde and Poppel, devotional images and (with images) notifications of death go to 'bidprentjes' or 'rouwbrieven'
- Roosendaal, devotional images [SEARCH+]
- Schijndel, index and images obituary cards 20th century
- Venlo, devotional images
[SEARCH] go to 'Bidprentjes'
- Venray, devotional images [INDEX or SEARCH]
- Zundert-Rijsbergen-Wernhout, devotional images
Inventories
- Boedelbank Meertensinstituut [SEARCH] with appr. 3000 inventories (made in Doesburg, Geldermalsen, Groenlo, Lichtenvoorde, Maassluis, Maasland, Medemblik, Oirschot, Rosmalen, Twisk, Weesp and Weesperkarspel) over the period 1625-1900
- Getty Provenance Index [SEARCH] with 5729 inventories from the Netherlands over the period 1617-1815
- Montias Database, index inventories in Amsterdam 1597-1681 [SEARCH] with information about artists, owners and buyers
Names
- Ancestors at the Dutch Wadden shalows Terschelling and Vlieland you will find a list with familynames of which data are available; on request you can get extensive informations (genealogies/parentrees) from this huge collection; remark: the Dutch-page has more names
- Antwerpen, collection 'Fonds Plaisier' 1292-1659 interesting coctail with data from a broad variety of sources
- Barneveld, chronicles 2nd-21th century [partly PDF] various data, such as from judicial and notarial sources
- Bilthoven, family annonces cath. parish Laurens 1985-2002
- Gouda, people born here before 1900 [PDF] file with over 21.000 persons (does not contain all born people in Gouda!); file is 3,4 MB
- 's-Hertogenbosch, schepenzegels 1300-1629 [INDEX] aan de verzameling wordt nog gewerkt
- Koksijde (West-Vlaanderen), index births, public notice of marriages, marriages and deaths 1999- go to "Tijdingen maart-april 1999" or later and than go to "Burgerlijke stand ..."
- Maarssen, clearing graves 1970-1979
- Netherlands, printers 16th-19th century [INDEX]
- Netherlands, members of cultural and scientific societies 1770-1810 [SEARCH]
- Nederland, persons mentioned in photo-books [SEARCH]
- Oudenbosch, aldaar geboren priests and conventuals
- Terschelling, families living here around end of the 17th century and their descendants [INDEX] family reconstructions based on baptisms and marriages and later civil records of marriage
- Zeeland, index portraits private persons 16th-20th century
- Zeeuw-Vlaanderen, patients from the family doctor Van Looy, ± 1942 [XLS] concerning faked illnesses of male patients from this family doctor; doing this he prevented that this men had to go to Germany to work there ('arbeidsdienst') during WW-II
- Zuid-Holland-islands (mainly), several data [SEARCH] mentioned because of the huge amount of data
Newspapers
- Friesland, Leeuwarder Courant 1752-2001 at the moment only a demo is available
- Netherlands, family announcements
- Netherlands, photos (selection) Dutch Press Agency ANP 1900-1996
- Noord-Holland, images newspapers 1843...1955 [SEARCH] concerns Alkmaar - Alkmaarsche Courant 1930-1939, De Vrije Alkmaarder 1945-1950 / Callantsoog - Badbode voor Callantsoog 1938, 1947, 1954-1991 (incomplete) / Den Helder - Nieuwe Courant van Den Helder 1861-1865, Weekblad van Den Helder en het Nieuwediep 1843-1858, Heldersche en Nieuwedieper Courant 1858-1880, 1884-1893. Vliegend blaadje 1874-1914, Heldersche Courant 1866-1877, 1914-1941, 1945-1955, Dagblad voor Hollands Noorderkwartier 1942, Dagblad voor Noord-Holland : editie Den Helder 1942-1945 / Schagen - Dagblad Hollands Noorderkwartier, editie Schagen 1941-1942, Dagblad Noord-Holland, Schager editie 1942-1944, Schager Courant 1857-1872, 1874-1942 (1911-1915 incomplete, will be completed in 2010) / Wieringen en Wieringermeer - Wieringer courant 1912-1913, 1915-1942, Wieringermeerbode 1942-1945, and Mededeelingenblad Wieringermeer en Wieringen 1942-1943
- Zeeland, images newspapers 1798...1998 [SEARCH] concerns varying period of Breskensche Courant, Goessche Courant, Ierseksche en Thoolsche Courant, Landstand van Zeeland, Middelburgsche Courant, Noord-Bevelands Nieuws- en advertentieblad, Nieuwe Goessche Courant, Nieuwsblad voor Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, De Schakel, Soldaten Courant, Sluisch Weekblad, Thoolsche Courant, Vlissingse Courant, Volksblad, Vrije Stemmen van Schouwen-Duiveland, Vrije Stemmen uit de Ganzestad, Vrije Stemmen, Vlissings Weekblad, Zierikzeesche Courant, Zeeuwsch Dagblad, Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode, and Het Zuiden
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- Aalst (region), various newspapers mostly 1850-1930
- Alphen aan de Rijn and environs, images newspapers 1874-1947 [SEARCH] concerns De Rijnbode, De Rijnlandsche Courant, de Schakel, Illegaal, Trouw, De Vrije Pers, Oranjebulletin, de Typhoon, het Nieuws en Kroniek van de Week
- Bommelerwaard, images weekly newspapers 1810-1812, 1874-2008 [SEARCH]
- Breda, images 'Bredasche Courant' 1814-1870 [SEARCH]
- Breda, résumés articles newspapers 1978-nowadays
- Den Helder (and surroundings), family announcements newspaper NoordHollands Dagblad Den Helder e/o 2003-now [SEARCH]
- Deurne, transcripts 'Nieuwsblad van Deurne' 1941-1942 and 'Het Licht' 1945, 1948 Temporarily not available
- Dordrecht, Christelijk Nieuwsblad, Het Kompas and the Dordrechtsche Courant 1789-1945 [PDF] [SEARCH]
- Eemland, various newspapers 1848-1964 [SEARCH]
- Elburg, index Elbuger Courant 1910-1912, 1940-1947
- Gelderlander, De, newpapers 1856-1956 [SEARCH] click 'zoekscherm'
- Groene Amsterdammer, De, complete serie of newspapers 1877-1940 [SEARCH]
- Haerlemsche Courant, de Oprechte (newspaper), advertisements from the years 1658 (Weeckelijcke courante van Europa), 1660, 1662, 1664-1675
- Harderwijk, index newspapers 1813...2003
- Land van Heusden en Altena, de Langstraat en de Bommelerwaard, images 'Nieuwsblad voor het Land van ...' 1881-1950 [SEARCH] incl. 'De Sirene' 1945-1946
- Laren, images Larensche Courant De Bel [SEARCH] [Adobe Flash]
- Leeuwarden, Leeuwarder Courant 1752- [SEARCH, REGISTRATION]
- Leeuwarden, 't Kleine Krantsje 1964-1997
- Leiden, images newspapers 1720-2004 [SEARCH] concerns Advertentien, Aankondigingen en Berigten van Leyden (1812-1813), Leydse Courant (1720-1731, 1733-1776, 1794-1856), Leidsche Courant (1922-1929), Leidse Courant (jan-febr. 1961, 1979-1990), Nieuwe Leidsche Courant (1920-1940, 1944-1974, 1976), Leidsch Dagblad (1860-1950, 1959-1960, 1979-1997, 1999-2004) en Trouw (1918-1920, 1924, 1946, 1974-1978)
- Rotterdam, the newspaper Het Rotterdams Nieuwsblad 1940-1946 there is a second entry (1940-1945), go to 'kranten'
- Soest, the newspapers De Soester 1921-1934 and Soester Courant 1921-2005 Temporarily not available
- Telegraaf, index personal announcements 1999-2008 [SEARCH] go to 'familieberichten'
- Texel, Texelsche Courant 1887- nowadays [ZOEK] [Adobe Flash]
- Tilburg, index of emigrants (1951-1962) mentioned in the newspaper 'Het Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden' and of deceased (1988-) mentioned in the newspaper 'De Tilburgse Koerier'
- Tilburg, index newspapers 'Tilburgsche Courant' (1865 - 1931) and 'Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant' (1879 - 1964) [SEARCH]
- Utrecht, images 'Utrechts Nieuwsblad' 1893-1967 [SEARCH]
- Rotterdam and surroundings, index articles daily and weekly newspapers 1933-nowadays [SEARCH]
- Waasland, index and images newspapers “De Schelde” 1882-1888 and “Gazette van Temsche” 1861-1960
- Waterland (region), images newspapers 1854-1944 [SEARCH] concerns Algemeen Weekblad, Jisper en Wormer advertentieblad, De Drie Meren, De omroeper, Nieuwe Purmerender Courant, Provinciale NH Courant, De Waterlander, Purmerender Courant and Schuitemakers Purmerender Courant
- Weert, index weekly newspapers Kanton Weert 1869-1909, 1915-1942, 1945-1991 and Op de Keper 1967-1996 [SEARCH]
- Westland, images newspapers "Nederland en Oranje" 1906 - 1916 and "De Westlander" 1917-1973 [SEARCH]
- Woerden and environs, images newspapers 1925-1965 [SEARCH] concerns Woerdensch Weekblad, Woerdensche Courant, Het Nieuws van Harmelen, Het Vrije Woord en Woerdens Nieuwsblad
- Zeeland, index overlijdensberichten dagbladen 1900-1999 [ZOEK] nog niet compleet; voornamelijk uit de kranten Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant en De Stem
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