Westfries Archief

In 1974, the West Frisian municipalities transfered their archives to a regional archive.The municipalities agreed to assign their duties to manage the historical archives to the Westfries Archief. 

It is allowed to use a photo camera without flash in the reading room 

The oldest documents managed by the Westfries Archief, dating from the fourteenth century, can be found in the archives of the cities Hoorn, Enkhuizen and Medemblik. The most recent archives of local authorities date from the 1990s. Often, especially in private collections, even more recent documents can be found. Almost all of the archives and collections are accessible through a database of over 120.000 descriptions. The library contains over 25.000 titles, representing by far the largest collection of books about the region of Westfriesland. 

On your first visit you will be registered as a visitor at the information desk. You are required to identify yourself. In all subsequent visits, you must sign up for registration.