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| Barbara Jean Evans, 530737''The New A to Zax: A Comprehensive Genealogical Dictionary for Genealogists and Historians'', 2nd ed. (Champaign, Ill.: B. J. Evans, 1990). {{WorldCat|22533252|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|530737|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D26e}}. | | Barbara Jean Evans, 530737''The New A to Zax: A Comprehensive Genealogical Dictionary for Genealogists and Historians'', 2nd ed. (Champaign, Ill.: B. J. Evans, 1990). {{WorldCat|22533252|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|530737|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D26e}}. |
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| '''Languages.''' Records from international countries and some from your own country may be written in foreign languages. While you do not need to speak a foreign language to do most research, you will need some understanding of the language and key genealogical words. Dictionaries that give definitions in your native language and a foreign language are available in most libraries and bookstores. Guide books that discuss reading foreign records are often listed in the[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog] under [COUNTRY] – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. | | '''Languages.''' Records from international countries and some from your own country may be written in foreign languages. While you do not need to speak a foreign language to do most research, you will need some understanding of the language and key genealogical words. Dictionaries that give definitions in your native language and a foreign language are available in most libraries and bookstores. Guide books that discuss reading foreign records are often listed in the[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog] under [COUNTRY] – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. |
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| A series of genealogical word lists that give English meanings of about 900 key terms have been added to the FamilySearch Wiki: | | A series of genealogical word lists that give English meanings of about 900 key terms have been added to the FamilySearch Wiki: |