rdeknijf/rhc-rijnstreek

RHC Rijnstreek en Lopikerwaard — Woerden Region Archive

Search 1,100+ archives and collections covering Woerden, Bodegraven, Lopik, Montfoort, Oudewater, Reeuwijk, IJsselstein, and water boards.

No login required for searching. Same Deventit Atlantis platform as Erfgoed 's-Hertogenbosch.

Browser automation via playwright-cli

All browser interaction uses playwright-cli via Bash with a named session:

playwright-cli -s=rhc open
playwright-cli -s=rhc goto "https://archief.rhcrijnstreek.nl/zoeken.php?overzicht=alles"
playwright-cli -s=rhc snapshot
# Read .playwright-cli/*.yml to find refs, then interact
playwright-cli -s=rhc fill <ref> "search text"
playwright-cli -s=rhc click <ref>
playwright-cli -s=rhc close

Workflow

1. Navigate to the search page

playwright-cli -s=rhc goto "https://archief.rhcrijnstreek.nl/zoeken.php?overzicht=alles"
playwright-cli -s=rhc snapshot

2. Select the right collection

The page has checkboxes for collections. For genealogy, the most useful are:

| Collection | Content | |------------|---------| | Indexen | Person records — civil registry, church records, population registers | | Streekgenoten | Local people database | | Archieven | Archive inventories | | Bouwvergunningen | Building permits | | Foto's en kaarten | Photos and maps | | Kranten | Newspapers | | Bibliotheek | Library catalog | | Lokale historie | Local history articles |

For person lookups, uncheck everything except Indexen (and optionally Streekgenoten) to focus results.

3. Fill the search form

Key field:

| Field | HTML id | Notes | |-------|---------|-------| | Alle velden | formfield-0-alle-velden | Free text — enter name, place, or other terms |

There is also a "Zoeken met spellingsvarianten" checkbox for fuzzy matching.

The form uses POST with a CSRF token (unique-token hidden field). playwright-cli handles this automatically since it fills and submits in-browser.

4. Submit and read results

Find the "Zoeken" button ref in the snapshot and click it. Take a new snapshot to read results.

5. View record detail

Click a result ref to see the full record. Person records show:

• Name, date, place
• Role (Gedoopte, Vader, Moeder, etc.)
• Archive reference (Toegang, Bron)
• Links to related records
• Scans (if digitized)

Advanced search fields

When "Indexen" is selected, additional fields may appear for narrowing:

• Familienaam (surname)
• Voornaam (first name)
• Periode (date range)
• Plaats (place)
• Rol (role in record)

These work the same as in other Atlantis-platform archives.

Quirks

• Same platform as Erfgoed 's-Hertogenbosch — the Deventit Atlantis interface works identically. If you know how to use one, you know both.
• CSRF token required for POST — playwright-cli handles this (fills in-browser).
• jQuery Chosen for autocomplete dropdowns.
• Cookie consent banner on first visit — dismiss via playwright-cli click.

Output format

## RHC Rijnstreek Result — [record type]

**Person:** [name]
**Role:** [role]
**Event:** [type], [date] in [place]

**Father:** [name]
**Mother:** [name]

**Archive ref:** [Toegang, Bron]
**Scan:** [available / not available]

**Confidence:** Tier B — official archive record from RHC Rijnstreek