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<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Netherlands Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div> <br> | |||
*Records are most commonly written in Dutch or Latin. '''You do not have to be fluent these languages to read your documents!''' Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Netherlands Language and Languages|'''Dutch Genealogical Word List''']] to translate the important points in the document. | |||
*Also, the handwriting can be slightly different, so you will want to watch these lessons, as needed, depending on the pre-dominant language in the region your ancestors lived: | |||
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/beginner-dutch-handwriting-quirks-dutch-names Beginner Dutch Handwriting] - 18 video lessons | |||
:*[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Birth_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Birth Records]] - Handout | |||
:*[[Media:1-NL_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Marriage Records]] - Handout | |||
:*[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Death_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Death Records]] - Handout | |||
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The following books are available at the FamilySearch Library: | |||
*Brouwer, H. ''Geschreven Verleden: Genealogie en Oud Schrift (The Written Past: Genealogy and Paleography).'' ‘s-Gravenzande: Europese Bibliotheek, 1963. (FS Library book 949.2 G3b.) | |||
*Brouwer, H. ''Geschreven Verleden: Genealogie en Oud Schrift (The Written Past: Genealogy and Paleography).'' ‘s-Gravenzande: Europese Bibliotheek, 1963. ( | |||
*Gouw, J. L. van der. ''Oud Schrift in Nederland: een Leerboek voor de Student (Paleography in the Netherlands: A Student Handbook).'' 2nd ed. Alphen aan de Rijn: Canaletto, 1980. ( | *Gouw, J. L. van der. ''Oud Schrift in Nederland: een Leerboek voor de Student (Paleography in the Netherlands: A Student Handbook).'' 2nd ed. Alphen aan de Rijn: Canaletto, 1980. (FS Library book Q 949.2 G3g.) | ||
*Leverland, B. N. ''Zo Schreven Onze Voorouders: Nederlands Schrift tussen 1450–1700 (So Wrote Our Ancestors: Dutch Handwriting Between 1450–1700).'' 2nd ed. ’s-Gravenhage: Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie, 1984. ( | *Leverland, B. N. ''Zo Schreven Onze Voorouders: Nederlands Schrift tussen 1450–1700 (So Wrote Our Ancestors: Dutch Handwriting Between 1450–1700).'' 2nd ed. ’s-Gravenhage: Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie, 1984. (FS Library book 949.2 G3L.) | ||
The following handbooks may be purchased from the Central Bureau for Genealogy. See the "[[Netherlands Societies|Societies]]" section for the address. | The following handbooks may be purchased from the Central Bureau for Genealogy. See the "[[Netherlands Societies|Societies]]" section for the address. | ||
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Some records from areas on the German border, and some Lutheran Church records, are written in German Gothic script. For help in using these records, see [[Germany Handwriting]]. | Some records from areas on the German border, and some Lutheran Church records, are written in German Gothic script. For help in using these records, see [[Germany Handwriting]]. | ||
== Other Resources== | |||
*[https://script.byu.edu/dutch-handwriting/introduction BYU Script Dutch Tutorial] | |||
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