French Handwriting

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Many resources exist that will help you read French records. One of these is the Reading Handwritten Records Series of free online classes available at FamilySearch. It includes tutorials on


Another resource is the French Records Extraction Manual, Full Manual. Much more is covered, but these first four lessons are especially useful.

Section One Section Two Section Three Section Four Section Five Section Six: Answers

APPENDIX A: FRENCH OCCUPATIONS LIST

APPENDIX B: COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

APPENDIX C: ANSWERS TO SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES

GLOSSARY

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