The magic of German church records : finding the key to your ancestor's past / Katherine Schober.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schober, Katherine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church records and registers--Germany.

Church records and registers.

Church records and registers--Austria.

Paleography.

German language--Writing.

German language.

German Americans--Genealogy.

German Americans.

Manuscripts, German.

Genealogy.

Physical Description:

vii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

San Bernardino, CA : Katherine Schober, 2020.

Summary:

"In this how-to guide, learn how you can extract the information you need from German church records -- without having to decipher every word on the page. Complete with handpicked examples from real German church records ..."--Back cover

Contents:

Deciphering German church records: the essential information. Where can you find German church records? ; Know before you go: ten facts about German church records ; Spelling variations in German church records ; Understanding abbreviations and symbols in German church records ; Feast days in German church records ; Ten websites to help you decipher German church records

Deciphering the records. Deciphering baptismal records (column format) ; Deciphering baptismal records (paragraph format) ; Deciphering marriage records (column format) ; Deciphering marriage records (paragraph format) ; Deciphering death records (column format) ; Deciphering death records (paragraph format) ; Deciphering family registers

Appendix I: learning the Old German handwriting resources

Appendix II: additional sample records

Appendix III: numbers and months

Appendix IV: common occupations

Appendix V: general vocabulary found in German church records

Appendix VI: free German language resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

ISBN:

9798613112098

OCLC:

1155639062