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Provinces Groningen Drenthe Overijssel |
Flevoland Gelderland Utrecht Noord-Holland |
Zuid-Holland Zeeland Noord-Brabant Limburg |
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Genealogy in Friesland
| Related pages Trace your Dutch roots Using Genlias Blog posts on Friesland |
Provinces Groningen Drenthe Overijssel |
Flevoland Gelderland Utrecht Noord-Holland |
Zuid-Holland Zeeland Noord-Brabant Limburg |
Friesland is also known as Fryslân.
| Capital | Leeuwarden |
|---|---|
| Largest city | Leeuwarden |
| Official website | http://www.fryslan.nl/ |
| Municipalities in 2007 | Achtkarspelen, Ameland, Boarnsterhim, Bolsward, Dantumadeel, Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel, Franekeradeel, Gaasterlan-Sleat, Harlingen, Heerenveen, Het Bildt, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Leeuwarden, Leeuwarderadeel, Lemsterland, Littenseradiel, Menaldumdeel, Nijefurd, Ooststellingwerf, Opsterland, Schiermonnikoog, Skarsterlan, Smallingerland, Sneek, Terschelling, Tytsjerksteradiel, Vlieland, Weststellingwerf, Wunseradiel, Wymbritseradiel |
Tresoar, the Frisian Historical and Literary Centre, is also the provincial archive of Friesland. Address: Postbus 2637, 8901 AC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Phone: +31 58 789 0 789. E-mail: info@tresoar.nl.
Koninklijk Fries Genootschap voor Geschiedenis en Cultuur (Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture) is the historical society for the province Friesland. Their aim is to enhance the interest in the history and culture of Friesland and to support research in that field.
Many cities, regions, towns and villages have their own historical society.
Genlias, the national database of genealogy records maintained by the Dutch archives (read my Genlias article for more information).
Tresoar, the Frisian Historical and Literary Centre, participates in Genlias, but also maintains its own database of genealogy records from Friesland.
Internet resources Friesland, an index to the many available online resources for Friesland.
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