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There may be errors in the data of documents. Copying data from (scans of) originals is human work. But computers that can read handwriting can also make mistakes.

If you find an error in the data you are encouraged to report it so that this can be corrected in the source at the archival institution or association.

If the information you find on Open Archives, is useful for your research, you can download it in PDF and GEDCOM format.

GEDCOM files can be imported into your family tree program. This way you do not need to type all the information in your family tree program.

Note: the files do not contain the scanned images!

In order to make use of this functionality, you need to have a subscription.

You can add the documents you find on Open Archives that are useful for your research to your list of favorite documents. You can organize this list and when searching you will immediately see which documents are already on your list of favorite documents.

Favorite person entries can be downloaded in PDF format (ideal for printing) and GEDCOM format (ideal for reading into your family tree program).

To use this feature, you need to login first.

Did you know that you can navigate through the document pages into other search results?

If you ended up with a historical document of Open Archives using the search function, you can, if your search had several results, simply navigate to the next search result. You do not need to go back to the search list or search again. Top right of the page, you can navigate to the following buttons:

 Previous result & Next result