Reading Early American HandwritingGenealogical Publishing Com, 1998 - 289 halaman This book is designed to teach you how to read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in genealogical research. It explains techniques for reading early American documents, provides samples of alphabets and letter forms, and defines terms and abbreviations commonly used in early American documents such as wills, deeds, and church records. |
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... look very much alike . Sometimes the small letter t is not crossed . The old style small letter e and small o are sometimes difficult to interpret . The old style small letters c , r , and t present some problems in transcribing . It is ...
... look very much alike . Sometimes the small letter t is not crossed . The old style small letter e and small o are sometimes difficult to interpret . The old style small letters c , r , and t present some problems in transcribing . It is ...
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... look on the pages before and after the one in question . Compare with letters and words that are familiar to you . For example , if you think a letter looks like it could be an i , see how the scribe makes the letter i in other words on ...
... look on the pages before and after the one in question . Compare with letters and words that are familiar to you . For example , if you think a letter looks like it could be an i , see how the scribe makes the letter i in other words on ...
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... look for the months April or August . Months are usually easy to read and contain many of the letters of the alphabet . For those just beginning to read old handwriting , start your research in the more recent nineteenth - century ...
... look for the months April or August . Months are usually easy to read and contain many of the letters of the alphabet . For those just beginning to read old handwriting , start your research in the more recent nineteenth - century ...
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... Look for familiar phrases in the record and then compare the letters with the ones you are studying . Sometimes an individual's occupation or title appears immediately after the surname . Do not mistake this for the surname . Examples ...
... Look for familiar phrases in the record and then compare the letters with the ones you are studying . Sometimes an individual's occupation or title appears immediately after the surname . Do not mistake this for the surname . Examples ...
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... look for common words and phrases in old records , and then compare letters in those phrases with words you are reading . Wills often begin with the standard phrase , “ In the name of God Amen . " Probate records may also include ...
... look for common words and phrases in old records , and then compare letters in those phrases with words you are reading . Wills often begin with the standard phrase , “ In the name of God Amen . " Probate records may also include ...
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Abbreviations and Contractions | 19 |
Terms | 27 |
Numbers and Roman Numerals | 33 |
Dates and the Calendar Change | 39 |
Sample Alphabets and Handwriting Styles | 43 |
Accreditation and Certification | 55 |
Using Archives and Record Repositories | 61 |
The Internet and Compact Discs | 65 |
Bibliography | 73 |
Documents and Transcriptions | 101 |
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