AGATHA

The online search environment of the State Archives of Belgium

Our search website is called AGATHA (Archival - Genealogical - Analytical - Thematical - Historical - Academical). It combines four different search environments to help you with all your research:

Genealogical sources

Genealogical sources

This search engine is dedicated to genealogy. More than 28,000 parish registers (up to 1796) and more than 36,000 civil status registers (from 1796 to 1920) are available online.

Analyses of records

Analyses of records

Previously known as Search persons. This new search engine allows you to search for a person, place or object in more than 13 million deeds and more than 42 million names indexed by volunteers and staff of the State Archives.

Archive inventories

Archive inventories

This section is currently under development and will be available soon. In the meantime, we invite you to consult Search for Archives in our old search environment.

Archive creators

Archive creators

This section is currently under development and will be available soon. In the meantime, we invite you to consult Search for archive creators in our old search environment.

Do you need help with your research?

Consult our Help section and our manuals for the different search engines.

Do you have a question? Do you have a problem?

Contact us via our contact form.