English introduction

The 'Waterlands Archief'

The Waterlands Archief is situated in Purmerend, in the Waterland region in the north-western part of the Netherlands (the green area on the map below). It preserves archives of past and current civic administrations and associated agencies of Beemster, Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, Purmerend, Waterland and Wormerland, and of the predecessors of the water-board Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier in the region Waterland. The Waterlands Archief also preserves archives of notaries and non-governmental organizations (churches, businesses) as well as personal (i.e. of local families) records and archives. It has a large collection of maps and pictures of the region.

Search online  

On this website you can:

• search in the inventories of archives to view what archives are preserved by the Waterlands Archief;

• search for genealogical data: search by name or browse genealogical sources

• search for pictures, drawings and maps from the Waterland region;

• search in the overview of building permits to view what building permits (with construction drawings) are preserved;

• search in our library to view titles of books and magazines about the Waterland region;

• search in the newspapers from the region until 1945.

Contact

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For genealogical information a payment is required. The costs are € 10 for every 15 minutes, max. 2 hours.