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== Word Lists - Language Aids == | |||
Before 1918 the Slovak lands were part of the Kingdom of Hungary which, together with Austria, constituted the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Records written before 1918 may be in Hungarian, Latin, German, or Slovak. Slovak records often contain Hungarian, Latin, or German words. | Before 1918 the Slovak lands were part of the Kingdom of Hungary which, together with Austria, constituted the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Records written before 1918 may be in Hungarian, Latin, German, or Slovak. Slovak records often contain Hungarian, Latin, or German words. | ||
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*[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Polish Genealogical Word List]] | *[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Polish Genealogical Word List]] | ||
*[[Czech Republic Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]] | *[[Czech Republic Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]] | ||
==Reading Aids== | |||
Church records can be read easily, especially if they are on column for. Reading aids give translations of the titles of columns. | |||
*You can efficiently search the column with just the parents' names in baptism records until you find a record that relates to your family. Then you can use the translated column headings to extract the rest of the details in the record. | |||
*You can efficiently search the column or columns with just the bride and groom names until you find a record that relates to your family. Then you can use the translated column headings to extract the rest of the details in the record. | |||
*You can efficiently search the column with just name of the deceased, which usually lists the parents of children or the spouse of adults, until you find a record that relates to your family. Then you can use the translated column headings to extract the rest of the details in the record. | |||
The Wiki article, [[Slovakian Reading Aids|'''Slovakian Reading Aids''']], gives translations of Slovakian, Hungarian, and Latin column headings. | |||
=== Slovenská abeceda/The Slovak Alphabet === | === Slovenská abeceda/The Slovak Alphabet === | ||