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'''Text for: '''''How to decipher the letters '' | '''Text for: '''''How to decipher the letters'' | ||
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<br>'''How to decipher the letters''' | |||
As a child, you may have learned to write letters and numbers like these 20<sup>th</sup> century letter forms. | |||
<br>[[Image:]] | |||
[[Image:]] | |||
Some Danish letters look deceptively like handwriting used today. For example, a letter that you may think looks like a 20<sup>th</sup> century “B” , may actually be an old handwritten Danish “G” or | Some Danish letters look deceptively like handwriting used today. For example, a letter that you may think looks like a 20<sup>th</sup> century “B” , may actually be an old handwritten Danish “G” or | ||
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a “V” . It can be easy to misread old handwriting. However, if you follow the steps below, and practice, you can learn to develop the ability to read old handwritten records. | a “V” . It can be easy to misread old handwriting. However, if you follow the steps below, and practice, you can learn to develop the ability to read old handwritten records. | ||
[[Image:]] = B | [[Image:]] = B | ||
[[Image:]]<nowiki>= G</nowiki> | |||
[[Image:]]<nowiki>= V</nowiki> | |||
'' | <br>''Follow the five steps below, to analyze and decipher a scribe’s handwriting.'' | ||
'''1: ''Look for anything familiar to you in a record.''''' | |||
'''a.''' Look for any ''numbers, letters, and/or words'' that you are reasonably confident in identifying. | <br>'''a.''' Look for any ''numbers, letters, and/or words'' that you are reasonably confident in identifying. | ||
For example, look in the record below for any familiar letters, words or numbers. | For example, look in the record below for any familiar letters, words or numbers. | ||
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[[Image:]] | [[Image:]] | ||
<br>''Danish Christening Entry 1787'' | |||
''Danish Christening Entry 1787 '' | |||
Did you see any of the following? | Did you see any of the following? | ||
* On line 1: The second word appears to consist of fairly distinct | *On line 1: The second word appears to consist of fairly distinct | ||
letters (Visitationis). | letters (Visitationis). | ||
[[Image:]] | [[Image:]] | ||
The third word also appears to contain fairly distinct letters (Maria). | The third word also appears to contain fairly distinct letters (Maria). | ||
[[Image:]] | [[Image:]] | ||
The fifth figure appears to be a number (2), followed by the word (July). | The fifth figure appears to be a number (2), followed by the word (July). | ||
[[Image:]] [[Image:]] | [[Image:]] [[Image:]] | ||
* On line 2, the third word , appears to begin with the capital letter “D.” | *On line 2, the third word , appears to begin with the capital letter “D.” | ||
[[Image:]] | [[Image:]] | ||
* On line 3, in the fifth word , some letters appear to be similar to the word | *On line 3, in the fifth word , some letters appear to be similar to the word | ||
on line 1. | on line 1. | ||
[[Image:]] [[Image:]] | [[Image:]] [[Image:]] | ||
* On line 5, the first word appears to be similar to on line 2. | *On line 5, the first word appears to be similar to on line 2. | ||
[[Image:]] [[Image:]] | [[Image:]] [[Image:]] | ||
'''b.''' If you cannot read a word, '''go to step ''“2. Decipher unknown letters''.”''' | '''b.''' If you cannot read a word, '''go to step ''“2. Decipher unknown letters''.”''' | ||
If you think that you can read a word, '''go to step “''5. Compare complete/incomplete words with words in '' | If you think that you can read a word, '''go to step “''5. Compare complete/incomplete words with words in''''' | ||
'''''the Word Lists.''”''' | |||
'''''As needed, '''study the sample church and census records in the back of this guide. '' | <br>'''''As needed, '''study the sample church and census records in the back of this guide.'' | ||
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