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High German is spoken in Sachsen-Anhalt with a tinge of Thuringian/Upper Saxon dialect. The language also contains many words from the Mark Brandenburg area. In the region of the Altmark and Börde, the older generation still speaks lower German. In the Mansfelder Land people speak the Mansfäller dialect which is hard to decipher for those not from this particular area.&nbsp;
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Anhalt Wiki Topics'''
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Beginning Research'''
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*[[Germany Research Tips and Strategies|Research Strategies]]
*[[Germany Record Selection Table|Record Finder]]
 
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Record Types'''
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*[[Anhalt Biography|Biographies]]
*[[Anhalt Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Anhalt Census|Census]]
*[[Anhalt Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[Anhalt Church History|Church History]]
*[[Anhalt Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Anhalt Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Anhalt Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Anhalt Directories|Directories]]
*[[Anhalt Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Anhalt Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[Anhalt Heraldry|Heraldry]]
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*[[Anhalt Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
*[[Anhalt Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Anhalt Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Anhalt Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Anhalt Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Anhalt Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Anhalt Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Anhalt Online Genealogy Records|Online Genealogy Records]]
*[[Anhalt Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Anhalt Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Anhalt Background'''
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*[[Anhalt Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Anhalt History|History]]
*[[Anhalt Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]
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*[[Anhalt Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] 
*[[Anhalt Maps|Maps]]
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #C8C8C8; font-size:14pt"|'''Local Research Resources'''
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*[[Anhalt Archives and Libraries|Archives & Libraries]]
*[[Anhalt Societies|Societies]]
*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=bedfordshire,%20anhalt Family History Centers]


==Reading the Records==
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*It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in German to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them.  By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately.  Here are some resources for learning to read German records.
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:::[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
High German is spoken in Sachsen-Anhalt with a tinge of Thuringian/Upper Saxon dialect. The language also contains many words from the Mark Brandenburg area. In the region of the Altmark and Börde, the older generation still speaks lower German. In the Mansfelder Land people speak the Mansfäller dialect which is hard to decipher for those not from this particular area.&nbsp;
:::[[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]
*These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Old German Script Part 1]
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 Old German Script Part 2] 
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-german-church-and-civil-records-part-3 Old German Script (German Church and Civil Records) Part 3]
*Also online interactive slideshow lessons are available to help you learn to read these records:
:*{{LearningCenter2|38|'''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters'''}}
:*{{LearningCenter2|39|'''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent'''}}
:*{{LearningCenter2|40|'''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents'''}}. In this lesson, you will explore several types of German genealogical records, including birth, baptismal, marriage, and death records.
:*[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction '''German Script Tutorial''']
This converter will show you how any phrase or name might look in German script:
*[http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben: Kurrentschrift Converter] (enter German genealogical word, click on "convert", view your word in Kurrentschrift (Gothic handwriting)
===Latin Records===
Records of the Catholic church will usually be written in Latin:
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|'''Latin Genealogical Word List''']]


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Revision as of 11:00, 15 April 2017

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Anhalt Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Record Types


Anhalt Background
Local Research Resources

High German is spoken in Sachsen-Anhalt with a tinge of Thuringian/Upper Saxon dialect. The language also contains many words from the Mark Brandenburg area. In the region of the Altmark and Börde, the older generation still speaks lower German. In the Mansfelder Land people speak the Mansfäller dialect which is hard to decipher for those not from this particular area. 

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