Dutch Handwriting Seminar

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Date Class Title Link to Webinar
Monday–Friday, May 11–15,

11:30 AM MDT

Dutch Handwriting Seminar: Intermediate Join webinar

Handout:
Learning to Read Dutch Handwriting - Intermediate



Class Title Link to Recording Handouts Practice
Beginner: Part 1 Recording - Click play arrow to watch Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Civil Registration Birth Records: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key

Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:

Beginner: Part 2 Recording - Click play arrow to watch Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Civil Registration Marriage Records: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key

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
  • Homework document, left side of page; Answer Key.
Beginner: Part 3 Recording - Click play arrow to watch Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Civil Registration Death Records: Instruction, Activity, Answer Key

Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:

Beginner: Part 4 Recording - Click play arrow to watch
  • Read the FamilySearch Wiki article Netherlands Church Records.
  • Use FamilySearch online records (either through the FamilySearch Catalog or the Historical Records for the Netherlands to identify the baptism of Neeltje Portenge. She was born in Vreeland, Utrecht in 1767 and was Hervormd (Reformed). Identify the parents and the witnesses.
  • Use FamilySearch online records to find the marriage of Jan van Beusichem and Feijgje van Bergen. They were Hervormd (Reformed) and married in Zoelmond, Gelderland in January 1763.
Beginner: Part 5 Recording - Click play arrow to watch