Top 10 Tips for Working with the Old German Handwriting

Katherine Schober, MA
Sep 27, 2024
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Identify Letters by Clues
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Differentiate Between Similar Letters
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Love the Letter S
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Know Your Abbreviations
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Spelling Variations
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Forget Writing Rules
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Announcements / prize
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Questions / answers
6m 25s

About this webinar

Learn the 10 top tips and tricks for deciphering the old German script! With tips on how to easily recognize certain letters, how to tell tricky letters apart, abbreviations, spelling variations, names, and more, you’ll be amazed at what you can do after only an hour of learning!

About the speaker

About the speaker

Katherine Schober is a German-English genealogy speaker, author, and translator, specializing in the old German handwriting. She is the author of “The Magic of German Church Records” and “Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting”, as well
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  1. KS
    Katherine Schober
    2 weeks ago

    Thank you everyone for the kind comments – they are so very much appreciated! If you’d like more German genealogy resources, feel free to check out the “article” section here: https://germanologyunlocked.com/ Best of luck with your research!

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    Trish Berger
    2 weeks ago

    I agree with the other viewer who said this webinar was worth the year’s subscription. This webinar was perfect for me.

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  3. CL
    Celia Lewis
    2 weeks ago

    Superb. She is very clear, humourous, playful with her tips on how to read specific letters – and her handout is simply excellent. I’m very inspired to dig further into my 1700s German ancestors who came to PA!

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  4. CN
    Carol Noffz
    2 weeks ago

    Her expertise as a teacher/presenter keeps becoming better and better. I’ve heard her teach on Germanology.org several times. K, is alwas a learning experience

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  5. RM
    Rochelle Males
    2 weeks ago

    This was such a fun and informative webinar! Thank you so much for sharing with us this morning. I can’t wait to dive back into the German records with a fresh set of eyes and some new tips.

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    MaryAnn Groetsema
    2 weeks ago

    Absolutely the best presentation on German handwriting I have ever seen. The examples and explanations were very easy to understand. I feel confident I’ll be able to transcribe German documents with much more accuracy and much less effort. THANK YOU!

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  7. CS
    Cher Snyder
    2 weeks ago

    Katherine always shares well-organized, insightful information that instantly enables me to learn more about my German heritage. Another great presentation!

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  8. BL
    Bev Leeming
    2 weeks ago

    I rarely give a five. The presentation was engaging and had multiple tips to understand and remember differences in the letters. The websites at the end and the use of MS Word to help you decipher will be invaluable. Thank you!

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