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 === Handwriting Examples and Tools  ===
-[[Image:Old German Handwriting.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Old German Handwriting.jpg]]Old German gothic handwriting and print are very different from the Roman script most English- speaking genealogists use. For examples of old German Gothic handwriting see [{{fullurl:Image:Old_German_Handwriting.jpg}} Old German Handwriting (Gothic)] and the [{{fullurl:Image:German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf}} Handwriting Guide: German Gothic].<br><br> Sütterlin or Suetterlin writing ("old German hand") is a practiced style of writing similar to earlier styles. This is a script, created by the Berlin graphic artist Ludwig Sütterlin (1865-1917), which was taught from 1915 to 1941 in German schools. It is also called the "deutsche Schrift". The website [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm suetterlinschrift.de] allows you to type any word and see what it would look like in that script. This is a very useful learning tool. [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Lese/Kanzlei1.htm This comparison page] for the alphabet gives multiple examples of each letter.<br>
+[[Image:Old German Handwriting.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]Old German gothic handwriting and print are very different from the Roman script most English- speaking genealogists use.
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+*For examples of old German Gothic handwriting see [{{fullurl:Image:Old_German_Handwriting.jpg}} Old German Handwriting (Gothic)] and the [{{fullurl:Image:German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf}} Handwriting Guide: German Gothic].
+*A short handy reference guide with an alphabet, reading tips, and record samples is found [https://www.dropbox.com/s/ni7ftv8pepo3d70/Old%20German%20handwriting%20reading%20helps.pdf?dl=0 here.]
+*A list of given names with handwritten examples from records is found [https://www.dropbox.com/s/rs558ppjo6km8nl/German%20given%20names%20handwriting%20examples.pdf?dl=0 here ]
-==== '''Script Generator Tool'''<br> ====
+Sütterlin or Suetterlin writing ("old German hand") is a practiced style of writing similar to earlier styles. This is a script, created by the Berlin graphic artist Ludwig Sütterlin (1865-1917), which was taught from 1915 to 1941 in German schools. It is also called the "deutsche Schrift". The website [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm suetterlinschrift.de] allows you to type any word and see what it would look like in that script. This is a very useful learning tool. [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Lese/Kanzlei1.htm This comparison page] for the alphabet gives multiple examples of each letter.<br>
-See your family names in the script of the era. Type your name or other word into the font generator tool using "[http://altdeutsche-schrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schrifftfeld alte deutsche Handschriften]" website. Click on the 8 different fonts. Save the image to your computer and use it as you work with old Germanic records.<br>
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+==== '''Script Generator Tool'''<br>  ====
+See your family names in the script of the era. Type your name or other word into the font generator tool using "[http://altdeutsche-schrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schrifftfeld alte deutsche Handschriften]" website. Click on the 8 different fonts. Save the image to your computer and use it as you work with old Germanic records.<br>
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 ==== Tutorials and Classes  ====