Presenter:
Dana Palmer, CG®, CGL(SM) Dana specializes in lineage society applications, publishing family books, and Midwestern research – specifically Ohio. In addition to her client work, she is part of the Mayflower Silver Books team, and lectures at RootsTech and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conferences.

When: Friday, 2nd of May, 2025 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT

Zoom Registration Required: https://tinyurl.com/n92u343h

Topic: Tools for Reading German Handwriting
Understanding what is in your German records can be invaluable. Learn how to decipher the records using a variety of tools available. We’ll discuss handwriting changes over time, some tricks to reading the letters, and other helpful resources found in the FamilySearch Wiki, sütterlin schrift website, the handschrift script generator, the BYU script tutorial. We’ll also discuss using the German Genealogy Record Transcription Closed Facebook group, the German Genealogy Family Search Community Group, Google Translate, and the Google Translate App, and others.

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