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==Reading the Records== | ==Reading the Records== | ||
Most Catholic records were written in Latin until the 1800s. Protestant records were usually written in German. Local dialects may have affected the spelling of some names and other words in the church records. In German areas under French domination during the early nineteenth century, many church records were kept in French. Sometimes the records combine two languages. | Most Catholic records were written in Latin until the 1800s. Protestant records were usually written in German. Local dialects may have affected the spelling of some names and other words in the church records. In German areas under French domination during the early nineteenth century, many church records were kept in French. Sometimes the records combine two languages. | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/881 '''Calendar Changes in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries'''] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 '''Reading German Handwritten Records:'''] | |||
**Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters | |||
**Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent | |||
**Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 '''Old German Script Part 1'''] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/377 '''Old German Script Part 2'''] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/426 '''Old German Script (German Church and Civil Records) Part 3'''] | |||
=== Feast Dates === | === Feast Dates === | ||