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Another resource is the National Archives of England, they have 12 online lessons covering latin records from 1086 to 1733, each lesson provides step by step instructions and is listed under the title of "[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/latin/stage-1-latin/ Learn medieval Latin - Stage 1]". | Another resource is the National Archives of England, they have 12 online lessons covering latin records from 1086 to 1733, each lesson provides step by step instructions and is listed under the title of "[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/latin/stage-1-latin/ Learn medieval Latin - Stage 1]". | ||
The Internet can be of great assistance in trying to translate Latin. There are some dictionaries and word lists as well as some sites that will translate for you. One good website is [http://archives.nd.edu/words.html William Whitaker's Words] for translating words | The Internet can be of great assistance in trying to translate Latin. There are some dictionaries and word lists as well as some sites that will translate for you. One good website is [http://archives.nd.edu/words.html William Whitaker's Words] for translating words; also try this online [http://www.sunsite.ubc.ca/LatinDictionary/HyperText/latin-dict-full.html Latin Dictionary]. It is important to remember with using any of these websites that you have to be careful about accepting the meaning. Be sure that the meaning makes sense with what you are trying to translate.<br> | ||
The [https://archive.org/details/CappelliDizionarioDiAbbreviature Dizionario di Abbreviature Latine ed Italiane] contains an intensive list of Latin abbreviations, but the translations are in Italian. <br> | The [https://archive.org/details/CappelliDizionarioDiAbbreviature Dizionario di Abbreviature Latine ed Italiane] contains an intensive list of Latin abbreviations, but the translations are in Italian. <br> | ||
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The following Latin-English dictionary is available on microfilm for use in [[Introduction to Family History Centers|Family History Centers]]: | The following Latin-English dictionary is available on microfilm for use in [[Introduction to Family History Centers|Family History Centers]]: | ||
*Ainsworth, Robert. '' | *Ainsworth, Robert. ''Ainsworth's Latin Dictionary''. Revised Edition. London, England: F. Westly and A.H. Davis, 1836. {{FHL|232221|title-id|disp=FHL book 473 Ai65a 1836; film 599788}} - images; {{WorldCat|3951428|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/606634 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | ||
Additional dictionaries are listed under {{FHL|318014|subject-id|disp=Latin Language - Dictionaries}} in the [[FamilySearch Catalog Subject Search|Subject Search]] of the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]. Most bookstores carry useful, inexpensive Latin-English dictionaries. | Additional dictionaries are listed under {{FHL|318014|subject-id|disp=Latin Language - Dictionaries}} in the [[FamilySearch Catalog Subject Search|Subject Search]] of the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]. Most bookstores carry useful, inexpensive Latin-English dictionaries. | ||
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The following sources can also be helpful for reading Latin records: | The following sources can also be helpful for reading Latin records: | ||
*Baxter, J. H. and Charles Johnson. '' | *Baxter, J. H. and Charles Johnson. ''Medieval Latin Word-List From British and Irish Sources''. London, England: Oxford University Press, n.d. {{FHL|375371|title-id|disp=FHL book 942 A8bm}}; {{WorldCat|1346776|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | ||
*Grun, Paul A. ''Schlüssel zur alten und neuen Abkürzungen: Wörterbuch lateinischer und deutscher Abkürzungen des späten Mittlealters und der Neuzeit''. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: Starke Verlag, 1966. | *Grun, Paul A. ''Schlüssel zur alten und neuen Abkürzungen: Wörterbuch lateinischer und deutscher Abkürzungen des späten Mittlealters und der Neuzeit''. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: Starke Verlag, 1966. {{FHL|162328|title-id|disp=FHL book 943 B4gg vol. 6}}. Key to ancient and modern abbreviations: Dictionary of Latin and German abbreviations of the late middle age and modern times. | ||
*Jensen, C. Russell. '' | *Jensen, C. Russell. ''Parish Register Latin: An Introduction''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Vita Nova Books, 1988. {{FHL|679906|title-id|disp=FHL book 475 J453p}}; {{WorldCat|20991732|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. A guide to understanding Latin as it appears in continental European church records. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/parishregisterla00crus/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | ||
*Martin, Charles Trice. '' | *Martin, Charles Trice. ''The Record Interpreter: A Collection of Abbreviations, Latin Words and Names Used in English Historical Manuscripts and Records''. 2nd ed. London: Stevens, 1910. {{FHL|142819|title-id|disp=FHL book 422.471 M363re 1910}}; {{FHL|117796|title-id|disp=1892 edition on FHL film 547,182, item 3}}; {{WorldCat|4212879|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | ||
*McLaughlin, Eve. '' | *McLaughlin, Eve. ''Simple Latin for Family Historians''. 2nd ed. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1987. {{FHL|481823|title-id|disp=FHL book 471.1 M273}}; {{WorldCat|39963159|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. This booklet lists Latin words frequently used in English parish registers. | ||
*Temple, Robin Edgel. '' | *Temple, Robin Edgel. ''Latin for Genealogical Research: A Primer for Record Latin.'' Thesis (M.A.). Brigham Young University, 1977. {{FHL|136588|title-id|disp=FHL call number 929.1 T247L; edition on FHL film 6070611}}(*); {{WorldCat|83593379|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | ||
==Key Words== | ==Key Words== | ||