German/Slavic Seminar Week
Welcome to the German/Slavic Seminar Week! The seminar for 2019 will be held the week of October 21-October 25, 2019. All times are in Mountain Daylight Time.
The 2019 German/Slavic Seminar Week will focus on handwriting. Please scroll to the language you are interested in.
2019
Dutch - 8:45-9:45
Monday, October 21, 2019 - 8:45am
- Document 1, no. 32.
- Document 2, no. 9046.
Homework:
Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Dutch Birth Records
Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:
- Child's name
- Parents' names
- Birthdate
- Document - middle entry, right page.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 8:45am
- Document 1, no. 69.
- Document 2, right side of page.
Homework:
Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Dutch Marriage Records<br?
Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:
- Marriage date
- Bride and groom's names
- Ages or birth dates
- Birthplaces
- Residences
- Parents' names
- Any related witnesses
- Document, left side of page.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 8:45am
- Document 1, no. 107
- Document 2, no. 25
- Document 3, no. 2
Homework:
Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Dutch Death Records
Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:
- Name of deceased
- birth date or age and birthplace
- Parents' names
- Spouse's name, if applicable
Document, no. 3606
Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 8:45am
Friday, October 25, 2019 - 8:45am
German - 10:00-12:00
Latin - 1:00-2:00
Join the webinar Handout. You should download the handout, as you may want to refer to it later on. Also, there will be in-class activities and homework assignments for which you will need it. You should also keep the link to the handout up during the webinar. You will access links to various websites that you will use during the class. It will be much easier for you to click in the links in the handout than to type the URL links. Please keep the handout link up!
Polish - 2:15-3:15
Russian - 3:30-4:30
Monday, October 21, 2019 - 3:30 - The Alphabet
The Alphabet Handout
Homework:
Practice writing the letters of the Cyrillic alphabet using the lined paper found here.
Try spelling your name using the Cyrillic alphabet!
Complete the Alphabet Activity and check your work with the Answer Key.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 3:30 - Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar
Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar Handout
Homework:
Complete the Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar Activity and check your work with the Answer Key.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 3:30 - Reading Birth Records
Birth Records Handout
Homework:
For practice reading Polish birth records in Russian, complete the "How to" Guide Reading Birth Records (In Poland) Activity. Check your answers with the Key.
For practice reading a Russian Orthodox birth record, identify the name and gender of the child, the birth and baptism date, names and religions of parents, and the gubernia, uyezd and village the father was from for the first entry found here. Check your answers below.
| Name | Александеръ/Aleksander |
| Gender | Male (he was the 31st male child born in 1884) |
| Birthdate | 14 февраль/February 1884 |
| Baptism date | 17 февраль/February 1884 |
| Names of parents | Егоръ Михайлев Содолевъ/Egor Mikhailev Sodolev and Анастася Николаева/Anastasiya Nikolaeva |
| Religion of parents | Православные/Russian Orthodox |
| Gubernia, uyezd and village | Владимирская губерния/Vladimir gubernia
Муромский уезд/Murom uyezd село Монакова/Monakova village |
Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 3:30 - Reading Marriage Records
Marriage Records Handout
Homework:
For practice reading Polish marriage records in Russian, complete the "How to" Guide Reading Marriage Records (In Poland) Activity. Check your answers with the Key.
For practice reading a Russian Orthodox marriage record, identify the marriage date, names and ages of the bride and groom, as well as their religion, standing (for females this will often include information about their father or previous spouse) and number of previous marriages (if any) for the first marriage entry found here. Check your answers below.
| Marriage date | |
| Groom's name | |
| Groom's standing | |
| Groom's age | |
| Groom's religion | |
| Groom's # of marriages | |
| Bride's name | |
| Bride's standing
(aka. her father or previous spouse's standing) |
|
| Bride's age | |
| Bride's religion | |
| Bride's # of marriages |
Friday, October 24, 2019 - 3:30 - Reading Marriage Records
Homework:
For practice reading Polish death records in Russian, complete the "How to" Guide Reading Marriage Records (In Poland) Activity. Check your answers with the Key.
For practice reading a Russian Orthodox death record, identify the death and burial date, the name and gender of the deceased individual and their age in the first entry found here. Check your answers below.
| Death date | |
| Burial date | |
| Name of deceased | |
| Gender of deceased | |
| Age of deceased |