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There’s an article posted at Atlas Obscura about Linda Watson and her company, Transcription Services. She specializes in reading the unreadable. Following is an excerpt from the article. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, FROM her home on the Isle of Man, Continue reading She Reads that Which Cannot be Read
The following teaser is from the READ website. At the READ [Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents] project, we are dedicated to using new technologies to make historical documents more accessible. Our latest forthcoming tool is an important part of Continue reading READ Project Producing a Free e-Learning App for Reading Historical Documents
Germans have long been a scattered people. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many, however, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany. Some “Germans” never even lived is what could be Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Historical Manuscripts, NEW Second Edition
Deciphering Gothic Records is a great little flip book designed to help those with German ancestry read and understand older German documents and handwriting. The books contents include information and words common to traditional vital records; including; birth, christenings, marriages, Continue reading Deciphering Gothic Records
How many fields of study does a genealogist need to become an expert in? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But be honest, the study of genealogy requires, to some degree, the study of history, sociology, anthropology, paleography, Continue reading Reading Early American Handwriting
Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
How many fields does a genealogist need to become an expert in? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But be honest, the study of genealogy requires, to some degree, the study of history, sociology, anthropology, paleography, and more? Continue reading Reading Early American Handwriting
Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Vital Records Written in Germany