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The German Word List includes symbols commonly used in German genealogical sources. For more information about reading German writing, see [[Germany Handwriting]].  
The German Word List includes symbols commonly used in German genealogical sources. For more information about reading German writing, see [[Germany Handwriting]].  
These links to lessons and websites will assist in learning to read the records of Germany:
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/39 Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/40 Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents]
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 Old German Script Part 1],  [https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/377 Part 2], [https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/426  Part 3 (German Church and Civil Records)]
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/12 German Church and Civil Records]
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/German/en/intro.aspx German Script Tutorial]


The following books and English-German dictionaries can help in your research. You can find these and similar materials at many research libraries.  
The following books and English-German dictionaries can help in your research. You can find these and similar materials at many research libraries.  
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Grimm's Dictionary online can be found at this link [http://germazope.uni-trier.de/Projects/WBB/woerterbuecher/dwb/wbgui?lemid=GA00001 Dictionary of German historical words].  
Grimm's Dictionary online can be found at this link [http://germazope.uni-trier.de/Projects/WBB/woerterbuecher/dwb/wbgui?lemid=GA00001 Dictionary of German historical words].  
 
===Latin Aids===
Other language aids, including dictionaries of various dialects and time periods, are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
Other language aids for parish Latin can be found at these links:  
 
:[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=383785&subject_disp=Germany+%2D+Language+and+languages&columns=*,0,0 GERMANY - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES]
 
:[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=329866&subject_disp=Germany+%2D+Language+and+languages+%2D+Dictionaries&columns=*,0,0 GERMANY - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES - DICTIONARIES]
 
Also check the Subject Search of the catalog under:
 
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:[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=subjecthitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=German+Language&presubject=German+Language GERMAN LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES]
 
<br>Other language aids for parish Latin can be found at these links:  


[http://www.krumhermersdorf.de/literatur/latein.htm#Auswahl http://www.krumhermersdorf.de/literatur/latein.htm#Auswahl]&nbsp;  
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