In my previous posting I explained details about and differences between the main three old German scripts: the older handwriting script Kurrent, the newer handwriting script Sütterlin and the print ... read more
German Script & Language
Pre-printed civil register forms in old German Fraktur print
Between 1870 and 1876 the German "Standesämter" (= offices of vital records) were established throughout the German Empire. To perform their tasks to register births, marriages and deaths, they almost ... read more
Kurrent, Suetterlin and Fraktur all belong to the old German scripts
From what I've seen many people associate old German script with "Sütterlin" but that's just a part of it. Depending on time and area you'll have to deal with old German script in many forms, not to ... read more
Terms and idioms in old German documents: pregnancy and birth
Old documents in Germanic speaking European areas often contain terms and idioms in multiple languages. Clerks and priests not only used the German language for a baptismal or burial entry for ... read more
German names in old German script: Friedrich and Friederike
This article is part of the series "Get Familiar With German Given Names In Old German Script" where you will find similar articles about other German names, including name variations and examples out ... read more
How FamilySearch Indexing benefits indexers and genealogists alike
FamilySearch Indexing benefits everyone who is searching for their ancestors - and everyone who works as indexer. Trust me, it does. According to the American weekly news magazine TIME "genealogy is ... read more