m (Text replacement - "[fF]amily([\s_])[hH]istory[\s_]([lL])ibrary" to "FamilySearch$1$2ibrary") |
m (Text replacement - "https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/sp-overview(english)" to "https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction") |
||
| Line 133: | Line 133: | ||
=Reading the Records= | =Reading the Records= | ||
*You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]] to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in [https://script.byu.edu/ | *You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]] to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in [https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Script Tutorial]. | ||
*Online Learning Center class on reading Spanish handwriting: | *Online Learning Center class on reading Spanish handwriting: | ||
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/paleogra-what-deciphering-spanish-handwriting-introduction Deciphering Spanish Handwriting]<br> | :*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/paleogra-what-deciphering-spanish-handwriting-introduction Deciphering Spanish Handwriting]<br> | ||
*Detailed instructions for reading Spanish records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the [[Spanish Records Extraction Manual|'''Spanish Records Extraction Manual.''']] | *Detailed instructions for reading Spanish records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the [[Spanish Records Extraction Manual|'''Spanish Records Extraction Manual.''']] | ||
*[https://script.byu.edu/ | *[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction '''The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial'''] also provides lessons and examples.<br> | ||
'''Catholic church records might also be written in Latin. Use [[Latin Word List|''Latin Word List''.]]''' | '''Catholic church records might also be written in Latin. Use [[Latin Word List|''Latin Word List''.]]''' | ||
edits