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| Records of the Empire might be written in German, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, or Russian.
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| ==Reading the Records==
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| *It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in a language 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 records.
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| ===German===
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| [[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]<br>
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| [[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]
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| *These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:
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| :*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Old German Script Part 1]
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| :*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 Old German Script Part 2]
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| :*[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]
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| *Also online interactive slideshow lessons are available to help you learn to read these records:
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| :*{{LearningCenter2|38|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters}}
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| :*{{LearningCenter2|39|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent}}
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| :*{{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.
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| :*[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction German Script Tutorial]
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| This converter will show you how any phrase or name might look in German script:
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| *[http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben: Kurrentschrift Converter] (enter German genealogical word, click on "convert", view your word in Kurrentschrift (Gothic handwriting)
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| ===Latin Records===
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| Records of the Catholic church will usually be written in Latin:
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| *[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
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| ===Hungarian===
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| *[[Hungarian Genealogical Word List|Hungarian Genealogical Word List]]
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| ===Polish===
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| Because Silesia is now in Poland, these articles will help:<br>
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| *[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]
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| *[[Polish Word List|Polish Word List]]
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| *[[Poland Language and Languages|Poland Language and Languages]]
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| ===Czech===
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| *[[Czech Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[Czechia Handwriting|Czechia Handwriting]]
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| *[[Czechia Language and Languages|Czechia Language and Languages]]
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| *[[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|Czechia Letter Writing Guide]]
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| ===Russian===
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| *[[Russia Handwriting|Russia Handwriting]]
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| *[[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[[Russian Letter Writing Guide|Russian Letter Writing Guide]]
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| *Cyrillic Alphabet - [[Media:1-Russian_Alphabet_Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russian_Alphabet_Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russian_Alphabet_Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]</font><br>
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| *Cyrillic Script - [[Media:1-Russian_Script-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Russian_Script-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Russian_Script-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]</font><br>
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| [[Category:Austro-Hungarian Empire]] | | [[Category:Austro-Hungarian Empire]] |