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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. |
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| | | *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: |
| ◄ [[The Netherlands]] Homepage.<br>Several guides exist to help you read old handwriting.
| | :*[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 |
| [[Image:Reading Dutch Handwriting Lesson.JPG|border|right]]See the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Reading Handwritten Records Series] of free online classes available at familysearch.org. This series includes interactive lessons about Dutch handwriting. <br>
| | :*[[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: |
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| The following books are available at the Family History 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.) |
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| *Brouwer, H. ''Geschreven Verleden: Genealogie en Oud Schrift (The Written Past: Genealogy and Paleography).'' ‘s-Gravenzande: Europese Bibliotheek, 1963. (FHL book 949.2 G3b.) | |
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| *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. (FHL book Q 949.2 G3g.) | | *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.) |
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| *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. (FHL book 949.2 G3L.) | | *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.) |
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| 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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| [[Category:Netherlands]] [[Category:Handwriting]] | | [[Category:Netherlands Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Handwriting]] |