Zoekakten

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Zoekakten.nl was a Dutch website that helped with locating Dutch &amp; Belgium images on FamilySearch.org. It broke down films into smaller segments by year and record type for easier browsing.

It was formerly known as Genver until 2014, when it was rescued from closure and renamed Zoekakten. Several threats of it closing occurred. In July 2018 the site was taken offline permanently. Genealogie Werkbalk is the closest replacement to ZoekAkten, and the reduction of accessibility to FamilySearch records has been a major loss for genealogical research in the Netherlands.

How to Use
Step 1: If you want to find a record from the Netherlands, continue to step 2. For Belgium, click on 'Belgie' in the top right.

Step 2: Click on the provincal code at the top of the page. The codes for the Netherlands are included here

Step 3: All the places in that province will appear as an alphabetical list. Click on the place or municipality of the record.

Step 4: A page will appear, divided into three sections and the following subsections. Some of the subsections may be absent or different, especially for the 'Bevolkingregisters' section. English translations are provided in brackets.

DTB (Church Records)


 * Indexen DTB (Indexes of Church Records)
 * Dopen (Baptisms)
 * (Onder)Trouwen, Trouwbijlagen (Marriages and Banns, Marriage supplements)
 * Begraven (Burials)
 * Lidmaten (Lists of Parish members)

Burgerlijke Stand (Civil registration)


 * Tafels (Indexes)
 * Geboorten (Births)
 * Huwelijksaangiften (Marriage Intentions)
 * Huwelijksafkondigingen (Marriage Banns)
 * Huwelijken en Echtscheidingen (Marriages and Divorces)
 * Huwelijksbijlagen (Marriage Supplements") 
 * Overlijden (Deaths)
 * Diversen DTB, BS en BR (A Mix of Church Records, Civil Registration and Population registration)

Bevolkingregisters (Population registers)


 * Indexen Bevolking (Indexes to Population registers)
 * Bevolking (Population registers)
 * Dienstboden / Knechten (Servants)
 * Ingekomen / Vertrokken Personen (New and Departing residents)
 * Volkstelling (Censuses)

Step 5: Click on the relevant category

Step 6': The records available will be displayed. If 'index' is displayed beside it, a breakdown of records by type and year has been provided by Zoekakten. If 'snel' is beside it, you can click on 'snel' and see all the images of the film on one page in thumbnail size. This is especially useful for Church records.