Dutch Ancestors
Discover your Dutch roots with the CBG|Center for family history, the family history expertise and information center of the Netherlands. At the CBG we help everyone to discover their roots. We provide resources and informatie to find your Dutch ancestors. WieWasWie is our genealogical database of information gathered from local archives throughout the Netherlands. On this page you can lern more about the CBG services and we provide information for researching your own Dutch roots.
Watch our introduction video on the right, for a quick introduction how the CBG can help you in your research!
WieWasWie (WhoWasWho)
Our website containing genealogical data from local Dutch archives.
The NRO
The National Register of the Deceased has information about deceased Dutch Nationals and their family history.
The Netherlands Antilles
A step-by-step to find out more about your Antillian ancestors.
Indo-European ancestors
On this page you will find an introduction to the research into your Indo-European ancestors.
The Second World War
On this page you will find an introduction to the research into the wartime pas of your family memebers.
Huguenots
A Frensch-sounding name immediatly sets many people thinking of a Huguenot among the ancestors. But that certainly isn’t always the case.