Schleswig-Holstein Language and Handwriting: Difference between revisions

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Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire Topics

Getting Started
Finding Town of Origin Finding Aids For German Records Research Strategies Record Finder
Major Schleswig-Holstein Record Types
Census Church Records Civil Registration
Reading the Records
German Word List Latin Word List French Word List	Handwriting Languages Feast Days Script Tutorial
Additional Schleswig-Holstein Record Types
Biographies Directories Emigration & Immigration Newspapers Nobility Online Records	Periodicals Population Probate Records Schools and Education Records Taxation Town Genealogies
Schleswig-Holstein Background
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Ethnicity
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Germany

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Language and Handwriting

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in German 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 German records.

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[edit | edit source]

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

Latin Genealogical Word List

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 *It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in German 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 German records.
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-:::[[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]
+{{Block indent|[[Germany Handwriting|German Handwriting]]|3}}
 *These video webinars will teach you to read German handwriting:
-:*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 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://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 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://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]
+{{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:
-:*{{LearningCenter2|38|'''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters'''}}
+{{Block indent|*{{LearningCenter2|38|'''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters'''}}}}
-:*{{LearningCenter2|39|'''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent'''}}
+{{Block indent|*{{LearningCenter2|39|'''Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Making Words in Kurrent'''}}}}
-:*{{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|*{{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://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction '''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)