Old English Handwriting Helps

Brevigraphs -

Another variation of a ligature.

Brevigraph  =  "es"

Brevigraph for "a"

Brevigraph for "or, ur, ar, er"

Brevigraphs are not Abbreviations

Interesting Brevigraphs

More Brevigraphs

New Symbol for "æ"

How To Files -

How Not to Deal with Widows

How to Deal with Incomplete Names

How to Deal with Torn and Incomplete Pages

How to Enter Mother's Surname

How to Handle Alias Entries

How to Use the Lookup Lists to Identify Unusual Name

Latin Files -

Ancilla

Dei Sequente

 Help on Latin Record

Latin Entry

Latin Marriage

Meatoris

Penultimo Die

Sequel to Dei Sequente

Suppositicia

Typical Latin Baptism Entries

Unusual Latin Entries

Unusual Latin Term

Letter Files -

Atypical Letter

Difference Between "g" and "y"

Difference Between H and St

Difference Between Letters J and G

Difference Between S & L

Interchangeable "I" and "J"

Interchangeable Letters

Peculiar Engding "r"

The letter W Presents Problems

Think "v"

Unusual A

Names Files -

Alisdaughter or Knowle

Difficult Entry

Difficult Surname

Do Not Assume Surname

Found in Warwickshire

Found in Warwickshire 2

Foundling

Goodman and Goodwife

How to Identify a Name

Incomplete Surnames

Interesting Entry

Mather

Misinterpreted Relationships

More Unusual Entries

Place Names

Read Entries Carefully

Several Interesting Points

Simple Name, Repeated Errors

Surnames on Left

Title, Not a Given Name

Totally Misinterpreted Entry

Unusual Ending

Unusual Given Name

Unusual Spelling

Unusual Surname

Variant Spelling

Variations of a Surname

Watch for Aliases

Number Files -

Addition to Date Samples

Another Addition to Date Samples

Brushup on Latin Numbers

Date Samples

Date with Tiny Circle

Latin Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers

Rare Date

Rare Numeral

Paleography File -

Beautiful Handwriting

English Handwriting Examples

Handwriting Hints

Rules and Procedures - 

Arbitration in Old English

Clarification of Some Problems

Comparison is Your Best Tool

Comparison is Your Best Tool 2

Dark Marriage

Death (Burial) in Midst of Christenings

Do Not Calculate Dates

Do Not Calculate Dates 2

Do Not Index Employers

Do Not Index Entries with No Names

Don't Add Information from Other Sources

Duplicate Images

Entry with No Extractable Data

Numbers indicating position or order of something. Examples: first, second, third.