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Tips and tricks of deciphering German handwriting, a translator's tricks of the trade for transcribing German genealogy documents, by Katherine Schober, German-English Genealogy translator

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Tips and tricks of deciphering German handwriting, a translator's tricks of the trade for transcribing German genealogy documents, by Katherine Schober, German-English Genealogy translator

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 93)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tips and tricks of deciphering German handwriting

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

10357682441089159504

Responsibility statement

by Katherine Schober, German-English Genealogy translator

Sub title

a translator's tricks of the trade for transcribing German genealogy documents

Summary

"Have German genealogy documents but can't read them? You're not alone. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced genealogy enthusiast, these easy-to-use transcription and translation tips by professional German handwriting translator Katherine Schober will help you reach new levels in deciphering your ancestors' genealogy records. In this newly-revised, comprehensive collection of Katherine's most popular articles and blog posts, you will discover how to easily recognize a number of letters in the old German handwriting, become familiar with the abbreviations, occupations and outdated words that pepper German documents and learn how to use the very same resources as a professional genealogy translator when deciphering letters, diaries, church records, certificates and more. Complete with 'real-life' handwriting samples, German word glossaries and additional lists of genealogy tools" -- Publisher's description

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