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Dutch archives news roundup - June 2007

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 also an exposition on the same topic in the Drenthe Archive (until August).
The Gelderland Archive announced a major overhaul of their website. The new website will launch in July. The archive also announced that one million Gelderland death acts are now indexed in Genlias.
The National Archive announced a new website about Zuid-Holland history: www.geschiedenisvanzuidholland.nl, a cooperation of several institutions in Zuid-Holland. The new website seems to be available in Dutch only.
It was already possible to search for gezinskaarten on the website of the Amsterdam Archive, but you can now also see the scans online. A great service if you have relatives in late-19th or early-20th century Amsterdam. This is a paid service: Searching the index is still free, but you have to pay to see scans.

Dutch archives news roundup - April 2007

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), published by Verloren.
The Zeeland Archive added many new sources to the Zeeuwen Gezocht database, including Emigrants to America from the westpart of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Emigrants to the United States of America from Walcheren, and Emigrants to the United States of America from the middel part of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. See also my recent post on Zeeuwen Gezocht.

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 new location. The new location will open to the public on 7 August.
A researcher discovered a hand-written letter by Voltaire in the Friesland archive. It is the only known Voltaire letter that is written in Dutch.
The Gelderland Archive discovered a 16th century album amoricum in a private collection that they have currently on loan. The album dates from before 1556 and is the oldest known Dutch album amoricum.
The Noord-Holland archive completed their refurbishment and reopened on a new location.