Dutch Handwriting Seminar

Dutch Handwriting Seminar: Intermediate

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

Recordings of Beginner Dutch Handwriting Seminar

Class Title	Link to Recording	Handouts	Practice
Beginner: Part 1	Recording	Handout Document 1, no. 32. Document 2, no. 9046.	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
Beginner: Part 2		Document 1, no. 69 Document 2, right side of page	Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Dutch Marriage Records 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.
Beginner: Part 3		Document 1, no. 107 Document 2, no. 25 Document 3, no. 2	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
Beginner: Part 4		Document 1, left side, entries under March 8 Document 2, nos. 11 and 12 Document 3, right side, top three entries Document 4, left side, top of page (total of 5 entries) Document 5, left side, 2nd-5th entries from the top	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		Document 1, top three entries on each of the two pages Document 2, bottom left entry Document 3, left page, first entry Document 4, right page, top entry Document 5, left page, entries for February and March Document 6, right page, lower entry Document 7, left page, top two entries

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