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Austro-Hungarian Empire Language and Handwriting

Austro-Hungarian Empire
Record Types
Census Jewish Records Military Records	Town Genealogies
Austro-Hungarian Empire Background
Gazetteers Given Names History	Language and Handwriting Maps

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

Reading the Records

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

German Genealogical Word List
German Handwriting

These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:

*Old German Script Part 1

*Old German Script Part 2

*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:

*Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters

*Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent

*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.

*German Script Tutorial

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

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

Latin Genealogical Word List

Hungarian

Hungarian Genealogical Word List

Polish

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

Czech

Russian

Russia Handwriting
Russian Genealogical Word List
Russian Letter Writing Guide
Cyrillic Alphabet - Instruction, Activity, Answer Key
Cyrillic Script - Instruction, Activity, Answer Key

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 ==Reading the Records==
-*It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent 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.
+*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===
-:::[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
+[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]<br>
-:::[[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]
+[[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]
 *These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:
-:*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 Old German Script Part 1]
+{{Block indent|*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Old German Script Part 1]}}
-:*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/377 Old German Script Part 2]
+{{Block indent|*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 Old German Script Part 2]  }}
-:*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/426 Old German Script (German Church and Civil Records) Part 3]
+{{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]}}
 *Also online interactive slideshow lessons are available to help you learn to read these records:
-:*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-1-kurrent-letters/69 '''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters''']
+{{Block indent|*{{LearningCenter2|38|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters}}}}
-:*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-2-making-words-in-kurrent/70 '''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent''']
+{{Block indent|*{{LearningCenter2|39|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent}}}}
-:*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-kurrent-documents/71 '''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|*{{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.}}
-:*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/german-script-tutorial/91 '''German Script Tutorial''']
+{{Block indent|*[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:
 *[http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben: Kurrentschrift Converter] (enter German genealogical word, click on "convert", view your word in Kurrentschrift (Gothic handwriting)
+===Latin Records===
+Records of the Catholic church will usually be written in Latin:
+*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
+===Hungarian===
+*[[Hungarian Genealogical Word List|Hungarian Genealogical Word List]]
 ===Polish===
 Because Silesia is now in Poland, these articles will help:<br>
-*[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|'''Poland Letter Writing Guide''']]
+*[[Poland Letter Writing Guide|Poland Letter Writing Guide]]
-*[[Polish Word List|'''Polish Word List''']]
+*[[Polish Word List|Polish Word List]]
-*[[Poland Language and Languages|'''Poland Language and Languages''']]
+*[[Poland Language and Languages|Poland Language and Languages]]
+===Czech===
+*[[Czech Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[Czechia Handwriting|Czechia Handwriting]]
+*[[Czechia Language and Languages|Czechia Language and Languages]]
+*[[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|Czechia Letter Writing Guide]]
+===Russian===
+*[[Russia Handwriting|Russia Handwriting]]
+*[[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide|Russian Letter Writing Guide]]
+*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>
+*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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