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[[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]
[[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]
*These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:
*These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:
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{{Block indent|*[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]}}
:*[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:  
*Also online interactive slideshow lessons are available to help you learn to read these records:  
{{Block indent|*{{LearningCenter2|38|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters}}}}
:*{{LearningCenter2|38|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters}}
{{Block indent|*{{LearningCenter2|39|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent}}}}
:*{{LearningCenter2|39|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent}}
{{Block indent|*{{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.}}
:*{{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.
{{Block indent|*[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction German Script Tutorial]}}
:*[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:
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)
*[http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben: Kurrentschrift Converter] (enter German genealogical word, click on "convert", view your word in Kurrentschrift (Gothic handwriting)

Revision as of 14:05, 11 January 2024

Austro-Hungarian Empire Language and Handwriting
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Record Types
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Background

Records of the Empire might be written in German, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, or Russian.

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

  • 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.

German[edit | edit source]

German Genealogical Word List
German Handwriting

  • These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:
  • Also online interactive slideshow lessons are available to help you learn to read these records:

This converter will show you how any phrase or name might look in German script:

  • Kurrentschrift Converter (enter German genealogical word, click on "convert", view your word in Kurrentschrift (Gothic handwriting)

Latin Records[edit | edit source]

Records of the Catholic church will usually be written in Latin:

Hungarian[edit | edit source]

Polish[edit | edit source]

Because Silesia is now in Poland, these articles will help:

Czech[edit | edit source]

Russian[edit | edit source]