What is kept in the archive?

Municipal archives might include, for example:

  • Old Wassenaar Archives from the 16th century to 1896;
  • Oud-archief Voorschoten from 1400 - 1925;
  • Wassenaar file archives as of 1896;
  • Registers of civil status from 1811 and population registers from 183/1845;
  • Collection of Maps and Drawings.

Data from the public records of the civil registries of Wassenaar and Voorschoten can now be found in the national genealogical database WiewasWie. Scans of the records of Wassenaar can be found in our Digital Study Room.

The municipal archives have been expanded to include archives sourced from the National Archives.

  • Wassenaar's baptism, marriage and burial registers from 1581 onward;
  • The baptismal, marriage and burial registers of Voorschoten from 1621;
  • archives of the collector, 1696-1805;
  • Registers of transfer of ownership, 1812-1832;
  • Wassenaar and Zuidwijk judicial archives, 1458-1811;
  • Voorschoten judicial archives, 1577 - 1811;
  • Wassenaar orphanage records, 1587-1852;
  • Voorschoten orphanage records, 1613 - 1812;
  • notarial archives of Wassenaar and Voorschoten from before 1843, 1843-1895, 1896-1905 and 1906-1915; 1896-1905, 1906-1915, 1916-1925 and 1926-1935;
  • marriage enclosures, 1812-1842.

The municipal archives also house archives of other institutions from Wassenaar and Voorschoten.

You will find, among other things:

  • Archives of the Reformed Congregations of Wassenaar and Voorschoten;
  • Archives of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Willibrordus of Wassenaar;
  • Archives of the Orange Societies of Wassenaar and Voorschoten;
  • Archives of the Overvoorde-Gordon Foundation (Pauwhof) in Wassenaar.

In addition, all kinds of information about Wassenaar and Voorschoten can be found in:

  • Library;
  • Newspaper collection;
  • Clippings Collection;
  • Photo collection and
  • Documentation Collection.

Information?

Most archives and collections can be accessed through inventories and indexes. Some, frequently consulted sources are available for research in the form of microfiche. Visitors can consult these sheets themselves during the archive's opening hours. Would you like an overview of all civil status records from 1811 -1852? Or the marriages between 1581 - 1595 / 1621 - 1695? Also take a look at the website www.genealogie-wassenaar.nl.