Hello Donna,

Genealogy is a popular hobby in The Netherlands. This in contrast to Germany (which is another country!). There are a lot of portal websites for Dutch family research. Here are a few that are used a lot, but there are much more:

www.cbg.nl/ ((Official) Dutch Genealogical Centre)
www.kwartierstraat.nl/
http://genealogie-opnaam-abcde.startpagina.nl/ (letters abcde)
http://genealogie-opnaam-fghij.startpagina.nl/ (letters fghij)
http://genealogie-opnaam-klmno.startpagina.nl/ (letters klmno)
http://genealogie-opnaam-pqrst.startpagina.nl/ (letters pqrst)
http://genealogie-opnaam-uvwxyz.startpagina.nl/ (letters uvwxyz)

Most Dutch are able to read and write simple and clear English sentences and questions. Elderly people can have more trouble with it.

Good luck!

Marnix Berkhoff.