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CABR files in Hague

Posted on March 2, 2020 by admin

The original article first appeared in AVOTAYNU, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy, Vol. XXXV, no. 2, Summer 2019. End May 2018 I made contact, through MyHeritage (which is a very valuable tool for at least first contacts if not … Continue reading →

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Passenger lists from the Holland-America Line (HAL) at the Rotterdam City Archives

Posted on May 29, 2019 by admin

Between 1900 and 1969 millions of people traveled and emigrated with the ships of the Holland-America Line. The Holland-America Line (HAL), originally a Dutch transatlantic cruise company, offered full trips, but emigrants also made use of the HAL. Many Dutch … Continue reading →

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Updated website for Antwerp City Archives (Felixarchief)

Posted on November 27, 2018 by admin

The city archives of Antwerp (known as Felixarchief) has updated its website. On their website you can read, among others, the following about the update: Thanks to the new search function you can find a relevant search result faster and … Continue reading →

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An introduction to the Belgian Statearchives and its immigration files

Posted on August 24, 2011 by admin

The Public Safety Organization: In 1840 the Belgian state, which was founded in 1830, entrusted the Public Safety (in Dutch: Openbare Veiligheid, in French: Sûreté Publique, in German:Öffentlichen Sicherheit) which was an autonomous board under the Minister of Justice, to … Continue reading →

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German historical street addresses

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

I came today across an interesting post in one of the newsgroups I am subscribed to (gersig digest from May 08, 2011) regarding street addresses in Germany. Not all street addresses from the past stayed the same. I am sure … Continue reading →

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