Alkmaar

Alkmaar is situated in the northern part of Holland near the coast of the North Sea. In 1254 it was given municipal rights by count William II of Holland, and soon became prosperous as a centre of trading. In 1573, during the Dutch revolt, the city succesfully withstood a siege by a Spanish Army. The slogan Alcmaria Victrix, well-known in the Netherlands, dates from those days. Nowadays the town has around 93.000 inhabitants. For tourists it still organizes the famous cheese-market, a relic from the past when Alkmaar was a very important agrarian market-town.

The 'Regionaal Archief'

The Regionaal Archief holds records of past and current civic administrations and associated agencies of Alkmaar, the communities around Alkmaar, viz. Anna Paulowna, Bergen, Castricum, Den Helder, Graft-De Rijp, Harenkarspel, Heerhugowaard, Heiloo, Langedijk, Niedorp, Schagen, Schermer, Wieringen, Wieringermeer and Zijpe (see map), and a number of predecessors of the water-board Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier. The Regionaal Archief also preserves archives of non- governmental organizations as well as personal (i.e. of local families) records and archives.

Guides and databases

On the internet the Regionaal Archief Alkmaar presents a Guide to the Archives, a Guide to the most important genealogic holdings and a number of inventories of archives.
A lot of genealogical data is to be found on the site: you can search by name, browse genealogic sources, and search for data of house-owners in the historical centre of Alkmaar in a so-called kadaster).
The catalogue of the library and the image database are available on-line. A number of  newspapers have been digitized and are available on the internet. Links are provided to other archives in the Netherlands and abroad.
You can search the pages of the website (with Freefind), each individual database (see above), or a number of databases with the same search-operation.

Contact

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For genealogical information a payment is required. Depending on the amount of time research takes, the costs are € 9 for every quarter of an hour.

Last update: november 2009