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, deaths, and burials.
Fay S. Dearden created Deciphering Gothic Records: Useful Hints for Helping You Read “Old German” Script to provide the researcher with common alphabet variations, German words, names, Latin terms, and abbreviations in Gothic records. Printed on cardstock and measuring in at 4.25″ x 9″ this little guide is small enough and tough enough to toss in bag or purse and take with you to the library. Spiral bound on the top also makes it easy to read and use while researching.
Contents include:
- Complete alphabet, with both lower and uppercase, letter variations
- Symbols
- Common words in German and English, with handwritten examples for:
- Birth records
- Marriage records
- Death records
- Abbreviations in both Gothic and Latin (English)
- Latin terms
- Illness related terms
- Titles and occupations
- Common German names
Add this great guide as an added bonus to any order at Family Roots Publishing. Deciphering Gothic Records: Useful Hints for Helping You Read “Old German” Script, Item #:FTP3.