Search across all Dutch archives via Archieven.nl — the central gateway to finding aids, person indexes, and image banks from dozens of participating archives. Use this skill whenever you need to search broadly across multiple Dutch archives at once, find which archive holds specific records, locate archive inventories (inventarissen), or search for persons across all indexed Dutch archives. Triggers on: "search archieven.nl", "find which archive has", "search across all archives", "look up in archieven", "/archieven-nl", or when you want to cast an even wider net than OpenArchieven. No login required.
Search across finding aids, person indexes, images, and more from dozens of participating Dutch archives. Not a record database itself but a gateway that aggregates data from regional and municipal archives.
No login required. Free access.
| Category | mizig= | What it searches |
|---|---|---|
| Personen | 310 | Person names across all indexed archives |
| Beeld & Geluid | 210 | Images, audio, film |
| Kranten |
319 |
| Historical newspapers |
| Locaties | 332 | Street addresses, locations |
| Vergunningen | 299 | Building permits |
browser_navigate → https://www.archieven.nl/nl/zoeken?mizig=310
The person search has fields for:
Archieven.nl supports powerful search operators:
$ prefix — find similar words (e.g., $mulder returns "muller", "mulders")? — replace single letter* — replace multiple letters"Jan Mulder" — exact phrase (use quotes)-de -den — exclude terms (prefix with minus)Results load via AJAX — wait for them to appear after submitting. The results table shows person records from contributing archives.
Results can be displayed in table view (miview=tbl) or other formats.
Pagination is available for large result sets.
Click a result to see the full record from the contributing archive. This may link to the archive's own website for scans and detailed information.
Search URLs use GET parameters: