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*The German Word List includes symbols commonly used in German genealogical sources. | *The German Word List includes symbols commonly used in German genealogical sources. | ||
*[https://script.byu.edu/Plugins/FileManager/Files/Documents/List_of_Names_-_German.pdf '''List of Names in Old German Script'''] A comprehensive list of German given names, written in old script, with possible variations. | *[https://script.byu.edu/Plugins/FileManager/Files/Documents/List_of_Names_-_German.pdf '''List of Names in Old German Script'''] A comprehensive list of German given names, written in old script, with possible variations. | ||
*[http://altdeutsche-schrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schrifftfeld '''Old German Script Transcriber (alte deutsche Handschriften):'''] See your family names in the script of the era. Type your name or other word into the font generator tool. Click | *[http://altdeutsche-schrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schrifftfeld '''Old German Script Transcriber (alte deutsche Handschriften):'''] See your family names in the script of the era. Type your name or other word into the font generator tool. Click between the 8 different fonts. Save the image to your computer and use it as you work with old German records.<br> | ||
*[http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben '''Schreibübung [writing practice]'''] Type a name or other word into one of the blank text boxes (note: if an "s" is at the end of a syllable, type # instead in order to generate the ending "s"). Fill out one to five of the boxes with text. Click on the "umwandeln" button. Scroll down to see the word(s) written in Kurrent. To see other words in Kurrent, click on "löschen" or delete the text in a box, write something new, and click on "umwandeln" again.<br> | *[http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben '''Schreibübung [writing practice]'''] Type a name or other word into one of the blank text boxes (note: if an "s" is at the end of a syllable, type # instead in order to generate the ending "s"). Fill out one to five of the boxes with text. Click on the "umwandeln" button. Scroll down to see the word(s) written in Kurrent. To see other words in Kurrent, click on "löschen" or delete the text in a box, write something new, and click on "umwandeln" again.<br> | ||
*[https://www.wordmine.info/?slang=de '''WordMine'''] If the website language is not in English, click on "Language" at the top right and change it to English. (If you would like to look at a word in a language other than German, from just above the search box click on "German" and select a different language.) Click to select the checkbox next to "Number of letters" underneath the search box, and change the range to fit the word you are looking for. Then click on "Select search type" from above the search box and select an option, such as "Words starting with," "Words ending in," or "Words containing." Type the letter sequence you see (in the German word you're trying to decipher from a document) into the search box and click on the search button. Then browse through the results, which may be listed on multiple pages, to potentially locate the correct full German word. | |||
==Handwriting== | ==Handwriting== | ||