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The following romanization/transliteration table was used to create the English version of place names in the FamilySearch Catalog based on their Armenian names [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/armenian.pdf ALA-LC Romanization Table for Armenian] (Note: Place names referring to Armenian cities during the Russian Empire time-period were typically created based on the Russian version of the name. See the [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/russian.pdf ALA-LC Romanization table for Russian].
The following romanization/transliteration table was used to create the English version of place names in the FamilySearch Catalog based on their Armenian names [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/armenian.pdf ALA-LC Romanization Table for Armenian] (Note: Place names referring to Armenian cities during the Russian Empire time-period were typically created based on the Russian version of the name. See the [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/russian.pdf ALA-LC Romanization table for Russian].


== Handwriting examples with transcriptions ==
== Handwriting examples ==


See [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/508641-genealogy-for-armenians-a-book-project-of-the-armenian-genealogical-society?viewer=1&offset=1#page=108&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= pages 108-119 (images 112-123)] for examples of Armenian records with transcriptions and English translations.
See [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/508641-genealogy-for-armenians-a-book-project-of-the-armenian-genealogical-society?viewer=1&offset=1#page=108&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= pages 108-119 (images 112-123)] for examples of Armenian records with transcriptions and English translations.
Example Armenian Apostolic Church Marriage record: <br>
[[file:1903 marriage record - Armenia.JPG|1000px]]

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Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց ՈՒու Փփ Քք և Օօ Ֆֆ


See pages 104-107 (images 108-111) for typed and handwritten examples of the Armenian alphabet. Note: The sounds and transliterations of the letters as used in the book are for Western Armenian. Some letter sounds will be different in Eastern Armenian.


The following romanization/transliteration table was used to create the English version of place names in the FamilySearch Catalog based on their Armenian names ALA-LC Romanization Table for Armenian (Note: Place names referring to Armenian cities during the Russian Empire time-period were typically created based on the Russian version of the name. See the ALA-LC Romanization table for Russian.

Handwriting examples[edit | edit source]

See pages 108-119 (images 112-123) for examples of Armenian records with transcriptions and English translations.


Example Armenian Apostolic Church Marriage record:
1903 marriage record - Armenia.JPG