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-Most old records are handwritten. As you search old documents trying to find information for your ancestors,
+==Introduction==
-you may come across a handwritten record that seems impossible to read. Do not get discouraged. There are
-ways to get familiar with handwriting of individuals. Some suggestions follow:
+This article will help you learn how to read Greek handwritten records. It will help you become familiar with variations of handwritten letters of the Greek alphabet, and the difference of records kept in various parts of Greece.  You will see the Greek alphabet typed and handwritten.
+===Two Lists of the Most Common Greek Words Used in Genealogy===
+*One list includes words of the modern Greek language [Demotic]. This list of words of the modern language will help you when you want to read a letter or the writings behind photographs sent from Greece.
+*The other list includes words of the old Greek language [Kathareuousa]. This old language was used on all documents until 1980, and is still in use today by the Greek Orthodox Church in Greece and in other countries.
+*For a more complete list of Greek genealogical words visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/6/6e/Lica_Catsakis_10_The_Language.pdf
+ '''Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition Chapter 10 The Language p.135.''']
+===Greek Given Names===
+A list of the most common Greek given names is also included, to help you recognize them when you see them handwritten in a document. For more given names visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/e/ec/Lica_Catsakis_13_Appendix_B%2C_Names%2C_English_Equivalents%2C_Namedays.pdf '''Family History Research in Greece, 3rd edition Appendix B.''']
+===How to Use the Handwriting Samples===
+Included here are samples of handwritten records of the 1800’s and 1700’s. Each record appears in two copies. One copy has over each handwritten word the word typed. The other copy has each letter typed. This will help you become familiar with the handwriting of the recorder. Some of these samples were chosen from vital records and some from electoral correspondence of the 1843-1865. This will help you become familiar with the handwriting of the person who wrote each letter, who was the clerk of a municipality acting also as recorder of vital records of the towns that belonged to this municipality.
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