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*For examples of old German Gothic handwriting see [{{fullurl:Image:Old_German_Handwriting.jpg}} Old German Handwriting (Gothic)] and the [{{fullurl:Image:German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf}} Handwriting Guide: German Gothic]. | *For examples of old German Gothic handwriting see [{{fullurl:Image:Old_German_Handwriting.jpg}} Old German Handwriting (Gothic)] and the [{{fullurl:Image:German_Gothic_Handwriting_Guide.pdf}} Handwriting Guide: German Gothic]. | ||
*A short handy reference guide with an alphabet, reading tips, and record samples is found [https://www.dropbox.com/s/ni7ftv8pepo3d70/Old%20German%20handwriting%20reading%20helps.pdf?dl=0 here.] | *A short handy reference guide with an alphabet, reading tips, and record samples is found [https://www.dropbox.com/s/ni7ftv8pepo3d70/Old%20German%20handwriting%20reading%20helps.pdf?dl=0 here.] | ||
*A list of given names with handwritten examples from records is found here[[File:German given names handwriting examples.pdf|thumb]][[File:German Gothic Handwriting Guide.pdf|thumb]] | *A list of given names with handwritten examples from records is found here.[[File:German given names handwriting examples.pdf|thumb]][[File:German given names handwriting examples.pdf|thumb]][[File:German Gothic Handwriting Guide.pdf|thumb]] | ||
Sütterlin or Suetterlin writing ("old German hand") is a practiced style of writing similar to earlier styles. This is a script, created by the Berlin graphic artist Ludwig Sütterlin (1865-1917), which was taught from 1915 to 1941 in German schools. It is also called the "deutsche Schrift". The website [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm suetterlinschrift.de] allows you to type any word and see what it would look like in that script. This is a very useful learning tool. [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Lese/Kanzlei1.htm This comparison page] for the alphabet gives multiple examples of each letter.<br> | Sütterlin or Suetterlin writing ("old German hand") is a practiced style of writing similar to earlier styles. This is a script, created by the Berlin graphic artist Ludwig Sütterlin (1865-1917), which was taught from 1915 to 1941 in German schools. It is also called the "deutsche Schrift". The website [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm suetterlinschrift.de] allows you to type any word and see what it would look like in that script. This is a very useful learning tool. [http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Lese/Kanzlei1.htm This comparison page] for the alphabet gives multiple examples of each letter.<br> | ||