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A Taufschein (baptismal certificate) from 1807

From the Library of Congress.

Fraktur (Illuminated Drawing)

From the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO).

Fraktur Chart

Fraktur: Folk Art and Family

A book by Corinne P. Earnest.

FrakturWeb

In addition to essays and descriptive material, the site features two research projects: an inventory of fraktur artists identified in the secondary literature and a bibliography of published resources on fraktur.

Genealogist Guide to Fraktur for Genealogical Research

A book by Russell D. Earnest.

Genealogy Magazine - Frakturs

An article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley. 'American folk art has become more and more popular over the years, and frakturs have become a particular favorite among collectors. These illustrated manuscripts, which are drawn with pen and ink and embellished with vivid colors, are not just nice to look at

German American Family Records in the Fraktur Tradition Volume 3

A book by Russell D. Earnest.

German-American Family Records in the Fraktur Tradition : Unpublished Birth and Baptism Certificates and Bible Records Volume 1

A book by Beverly R. Hoch.

German-American Family Records in the Fraktur Tradition Volume 2

A book by Corinne P. Earnest.

National Archives Catalog Search: fraktur

From the National Archives and Records Administration. Fraktur, many from the case files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrants based on Revolutionary War Service. These frakturs are they are beautifully scanned examples and show that our ancestors also appreciated their genealogical value.

Old German Script – Translation Service & Ancestry Research

Translations of handwritten documents, letters, manuscripts, civil and church records in the Old German Scripts by Annette Huebner in Kritzmow, Germany.

Ontario Fraktur

A book by Michael S. Bird.

Patricia Earnest Suter and Earnest Archives and Library

A private library devoted to research of Pennsylvania German genealogy recorded on fraktur, broadsides, family registers, Bible records, official documents, and ephemera.

Schneider Haus National Historic Site

Waterloo, Ontario.