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Abbreviations and Acronyms: A Guide for Family Historians

A book by by Kip Sperry.

Abbreviations Found in Genealogy

Acronym Finder

Over 193,000 acronyms/abbreviations and their definitions.

Alphabet Soup: Understanding the Genealogical Community

Article by Kathleen W. Hinckley, CGRS on Genealogy.com.

Ancestry.com - Abbreviations and Acronyms

Article by Kip Sperry.

Ancestry.com - Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup

From Along Those Lines... by George Morgan.

Common Terms and Abbreviations Used in Finnish Parish Records

Finnish.

Deciphering Old Handwriting

Genealogical Abbreviations

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Genealogy Abbreviations

Genealogy Quest: Genealogical Research Assistance - Abbreviations

Guide to Researching Quaker Records Using Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy

Includes abbreviations used in this important Quaker genealogical resource.

M-Z

Known Fraternal organizations and secret societies with abbreviations.

Quaker Abbreviations for Meeting Minutes

ROOTS-L Resources: Abbreviations Used in Genealogy

Secret Society, Fraternal organizations abbreviations, slogans, mottoes, a complete list: A-L

Known Fraternal organizations and secret societies with abbreviations.

Terms and Abbreviations in the Communion Book Headings

Finnish.

The Genealogists' Handbook - Common (and Not So Common) Abbreviations

From Kentuckiana Genealogy.

The Plymouth Colony Pages - Abbreviations for Genealogical Sources

A guide to abbreviations used in genealogical literature for some major sources such as genealogical journals.

UK Genealogy - Common Acronyms & Jargon