Dutch ancestors

Welcome to CBG|Center for family history. If you think you have Dutch ancestors the CBG is the right starting point for your online research.

Introduction to finding your Dutch roots

Our database WieWasWie (WhoWasWho) contains genealogical sources from the whole of the Netherlands

Personal record cards ands lists are very important sources for recent personal data.

Read how you can search for an ancestor who has emigrated.

A step-by-step plan to find out more about your Antillian ancestors

On this page you will find an introduction to the research into your Indo-European ancestors

On this page you will find an introduction to the research into the wartime past of your family members

A French-sounding name immediately sets many people thinking of a Huguenot among the ancestors. But that certainly isn't always the case.