Heerlen Netherlands Military Family History Center

Area of service
'''Whether you are just beginning to trace your roots or need additional resources to complete your search, the Heerlen Family History Center offers access to the extensive resources available through FamilySearch International. The Heerlen Family History Center serves the area in the Dutch province of Limburg the city of Weert and southbound and the complete Belgian province of Limburg. The center is open to the public and the admission is free of charge. Everyone is welcome! We can arrange for group visits by confirmed reservation ONLY.'''

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map: https://showmystreet.com/map-streetview/#uam03_3k2p4_44.0_1g42

Address: Burgemeester de Hesselleplein 26a, 6411 CH, Heerlen

Language: Dutch and English.


 * 1) Drive through the gate depicted with the link above. This will be kept open during the open hours of the Family History Center. After 50 meters on the left hand side you will find the church building in which the Family History Center is located. There are 15 free parking spots available in front of the building.
 * 2) Bus Stop Theater Heerlen, 450 meter, 5 minutes walk.

Phone: 00 31 (0)45-571 78 63

E-mail: [mailto:nl_heerlen@ldsmail.net nl_heerlen@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Wednesday: 19:00-21:00 h.


 * Thursday:    13:00-16:00 h.
 * Saturday:     12:00-17:00 h.

Holiday Schedule:

Planning a Visit
Our Family History Center is staffed by Regional Family History Consultants who can help get you started with family history research. They can guide you in using Family History Center resources and equipment. If you're planning a visit to our center to begin your genealogy, write down what you know about the family you wish to research: Names, birth / marriage / death dates, and Birth /Marriage / Death City and State. Choose a research goal: for example - 2 generations back. This will help our volunteers to best teach you where to look.

♥Please call and confirm group visits in advance.♥

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Class Schedule
Family history course with Records Hints Training for beginners. The dates and times will be announced during the open house training.

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What genealogy websites are available for free in the Heerlen Family History Center?
This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center only to premium family history websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Note: You must access the premium subscription websites from a family history center computer through the Family History Center Services Portal. If you try to access them using the links below, the websites require an individual subscription.

Premium Family History Website Descriptions;


 * The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive—http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/
 * This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900. These support the study of colonial history, genealogical research, politics, urban studies, and media courses.
 * Alexander Street Press, American Civil War—http://alexanderstreet.com/
 * Research Data: Contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/cwdb/
 * Letters and Diaries: Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs, including 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts, such as the letters of Amos Wood and his wife and the diary of Maryland planter William Claytor. http://solomon.cwld.alexanderstreet.com/
 * Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera: Provides a vivid history of the American Civil War with over 1,400 images. http://cpho.alexanderstreet.com/
 * Social and Cultural History: Personal accounts of well-known historical figures.
 * Women and Social Movements in the United States: Organized around the history of women in social movements in the United States between A.D. 1600 and 2000.
 * American Ancestors—http://www.americanancestors.org/
 * Advance your family history research today with AmericanAncestors.org! Created by the expert staff at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), America's founding genealogical organization, AmericanAncestors.org is the portal to the nation's leading resource for the highest-quality, comprehensive family history services. Consult with our expert staff, some of the most respected genealogists in the profession. Read the most significant original scholarship and important publications in genealogy. Access millions of exclusive and sought-after records online. Learn with in-depth online courses and webinars from expert staff. Explore the largest collection of original family history research materials in America. Ancestry.com—http://www.ancestry.com / Ancestry gives you access to thousands of collections of records from around the world, including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court records, land records, wills and financial records, stories, memories, and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership, and much more. It is the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world.
 * American Ancestors—http://www.americanancestors.org/
 * Advance your family history research today with AmericanAncestors.org! Created by the expert staff at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), America's founding genealogical organization, AmericanAncestors.org is the portal to the nation's leading resource for the highest-quality, comprehensive family history services. Consult with our expert staff, some of the most respected genealogists in the profession. Read the most significant original scholarship and important publications in genealogy. Access millions of exclusive and sought-after records online. Learn with in-depth online courses and webinars from expert staff. Explore the largest collection of original family history research materials in America. Ancestry.com—http://www.ancestry.com / Ancestry gives you access to thousands of collections of records from around the world, including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court records, land records, wills and financial records, stories, memories, and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership, and much more. It is the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world.


 * ArkivDigital Online
 * ArkivDigital https://app.arkivdigital.se/ is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online! All images are newly photographed color images of the original documents. Click the link from the Premium Family History Websites page to use ArkivDigital Online.


 * FamNet—http://www.nzgdb.co.nz/
 * The online family history network for those who have New Zealand roots.


 * findmypast—http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
 * findmypast makes it easy to research your United Kingdom ancestry and create your family tree. Search census records, and trace births, marriages, and deaths to bring your family history to life. Please note that not all of the content from findmypast is available in family history centers.


 * 1911 British Census (accessed through the findmypast website) https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1911-census-for-england-and-wales
 * The 1911 United Kingdom census is a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales in 1911. It provides a unique snapshot of the lives of those who lived at that time.
 * The 1911 United Kingdom census is a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales in 1911. It provides a unique snapshot of the lives of those who lived at that time.


 * Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)–http://www.fold3.com/
 * Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos. Fold3 has refocused their efforts on gathering the best online collection of military records and stories. The Fold3 name reflects military history and honor, since traditionally, the third fold in a flag-folding ceremony honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.
 * Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos. Fold3 has refocused their efforts on gathering the best online collection of military records and stories. The Fold3 name reflects military history and honor, since traditionally, the third fold in a flag-folding ceremony honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.


 * Geneanet—http://geneanet.org
 * With 3 billion referenced individuals and 600,000 trees online, Geneanet is the first site dedicated to genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany. The Geneanet community has 2 million members who exchange genealogical information.


 * The Genealogist—http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
 * This resource, available in centers in the United Kingdom only, contains English parish records, directories, census, civil registration, surname mapping, and selected army and navy lists.
 * '' This site is now available only in the United Kingdom. It is not available anywhere else.


 * Kinpoint Premium—https://kinpoint.com
 * Kinpoint is designed to make it easier for you to do your family history by letting you see what to work on at a glance, quickly find missing information in your family tree, and discover insights into the lives of your ancestors.


 * MyHeritage—Library Edition—http://myheritagelibraryedition.com/research
 * Used by millions of people worldwide to help research family history, build a family tree, and add photos, historical records, and more.


 * Newspapers.com--https://newspapers.com/
 * The largest online newpaper archive. 12,100 newspapers from the 1700s to the 2000s. Millions of additional pages added every month.
 * Paper Trail—https://www.paper-trail.org
 * Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.
 * Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.


 * Puzzilla—https://puzzilla.org Premium Services.
 * The Puzzilla Descendants Viewer is a combination of free basic services plus subscription premium services that help researchers see descendants in FamilyTree using compact symbols that reveal patterns of incomplete research and other work in collateral-lines.

Find new research opportunities on descendant lines in FamilySearch.org´s Family Tree

Notes and troubleshooting


 * Family History Center consultants can help you access the center's Family History Center Portal, where these premium family history websites are offered.

Hardware and Equipment
Hardware present at the center:


 * 2 Computers with premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * Internet access by Wi-Fi and cable.
 * 1 All-in-One printer / scanner / copier / e-mail device connected to FamilySearch.org
 * 1 Large flat screen for instructional purpose.
 * 1 Beamer.


 * 4 Microfilm readers.

Center Services
The center guides you with:


 * your research: shows you how to find an online archive.
 * start your family tree.
 * the use of https://www.familysearch.org/en/ tools: family tree, illustration with photos and stories.
 * search for information on indexed documents or partner sites (easy access):
 * your debut in FamilySearch indexing. https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/
 * advice and help to learn how to convert the dates of the Republican calendar into Gregorian from 1792 to 1806.

Memory sticks/jump drives can be used to download information from the computers.

Patrons may bring their own laptops for note-taking or entering information into personal genealogical programs, with the disclaimer that the owner is responsible for the security of the device. Wireless internet is currently available in the building, though there may be days when availability is limited due to updating, etc.

Staff Research Specialties
We have 4 Temple and Family History Consultants to assist you. These volunteers donate their time and some specialize in the following areas:


 * • Dutch Research
 * • Belgian Research
 * • German Research
 * • FamilySearch FamilyTree

• Third Party Programs

Resources in the Local Area
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Reyckheijt, Coriovallumstraat 9, 6411CA Heerlen.

Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg, Sint Pieterstraat 7, 6211 JM Maastricht

Links
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Rijckheyt http://www.rijckheyt.nl/

Rijckheyt is the center where the historical archives and collections of the municipalities of Brunssum, Gulpen-Wittem, Heerlen, Nuth, Simpelveld and Voerendaal are managed and made available.

Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (Regional Historical Center Limburg) https://www.rhcl.nl/nl

The Regional Historical Center Limburg...


 * collects, manages and presents archives and collections of Limburg institutions and individuals, based on contemporary developments in the archival system;
 * wants to interest the public in a multifaceted way in the past of Limburg;
 * acts from a unique geographical, historical location (Euroregion)
 * does and makes historical research possible.

FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/734

A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Rijksarchief in België https://search.arch.be/nl/

The website of the State Archives makes more than 34.8 million pages of genealogical sources (parish registers and civil records) accessible.

28,119 parish registers (including tables), which are kept in the various depots of the State Archives, can be consulted, as well as additions made available by other archival services.

The digitization of the registers of births, marriages and deaths has not yet been completed. As soon as the digital images have been processed, they will be added to the website. Where ten-yearly tables are available, these have also been scanned.

Volunteer at the Center
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We welcome volunteers from the community to serve in the Family History Center. It's a great way to help others and to learn by doing. You need not be an expert. Ability to use a computer and willingness to become familiar with the FamilySearch website and resources are key. Contact the Family History Center Leader Temple and Family History Consultants at the telephone or e-mail listed above for more information.