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==Reading the German Records== | ==Dutch Records== | ||
*[[Dutch Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/93 Reading Dutch Handwritten Records] | |||
*[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/0/05/1-NL_Civil_Registration_Birth_Records-Instruction.pdf Reading Dutch Birth Records] | |||
*[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/e/ef/1-NL_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf Reading Dutch Marriage Records] | |||
*[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/0/0f/1-NL_Civil_Registration_Death_Records-Instruction.pdf Reading Dutch Death Records] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/884 Names in Belgium and the Netherlands] | |||
==German Records== | |||
*It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French and 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. | *It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French and 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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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) | ||
== French Records== | == French Records== | ||
You do not have to be fluent in French 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 French records. | You do not have to be fluent in French 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 French records. | ||