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Koninklijke Bibliotheek / The National Library of the Netherlands

LibDex - The Library Index - Netherlands

A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

Museum Bevrijdende Vleugels / Museum Wings of Liberation

The liberation of the South of the Netherlands during World War II is the central issue in the Wings of Liberation Museum Park. Documents, photographs, audio-visuals, memorabilia etc., illustrate the backgrounds and causes which led to the outbreak of the war. The occupation, suppression and finally the liberation of the Netherlands are covered extensively. In a number of halls different important events from the Second World War are visualized by means of dioramas. The museum park is situated in the area where, on the 17th of September 1944, airborne units of the 101st US Airborne Division landed as part of the Operation 'Market Garden'. Special attention is paid to these landings, because they were the start of the liberation of the Southern part of the Netherlands. A reconstructed typical Dutch scene, in which original vehicles and equipment are placed, recalls the days of the Second World War.

Nationaal Archief / State Archives Service

NBD - Nederlandse Bibliotheek Dienst / Netherlands Library Service

Netherlands Historical Data Archive

Noord-Hollands Archief / North Holland Archives

Haarlem, Netherlands.

Open Archives

Search engine for genealogical records from the Netherlands (BMD, church, population registers, etc) as published by different archives. More than 155 million individual entries from several Dutch archives.

Public Libraries in the Netherlands

Regionaal Archief Tilburg

Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (RHCL)

State Archives in Limburg, The Netherlands.

Rijckheyt - Centre for Regional History

Municipal archives for Heerlen, Simpelveld, Voerendaal, Nuth and Brunssum. (Limburg).

Stadsarchief Amsterdam / Amsterdam City Archives

Historical and topographical archive that includes millions of maps, drawings, prints, books and a considerable collection of audio, photographic and film material.

Stadsarchief Heerlen

Stadsbibliotheek Vlaardingen / City Library of Vlaardingen

Stamboom Gids

Directory of Dutch genealogy sites.

State Archives in the province of Overijssel

Streekarchief Bommelerwaard

Archives service of Zaltbommel and Maasdriel in the region Bommelerwaard in the province Gelderland.

Streekarchief Bommelerwaard Archieven

The Regional Bommelerwaard in The Netherlands manages over 250 archives and collections. Search descriptions of documents from local governments, law courts, and others from 1300 through 1980.

The European Library

A portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some for a fee.