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FamilySearch Learning Center - Old German Script Part 1 ^FREE

By Dr. Fritz Juengling.

FamilySearch Learning Center - Old German Script Part 2 ^FREE

By Dr. Fritz Juengling.

FamilySearch Learning Center - Old German Script Part 3 ^FREE

By Dr. Fritz Juengling. German Church and Civil Records.

FamilySearch Wiki - German Word List

FamilySearch Wiki - Germany Handwriting

FamilySearch Wiki - Germany Letter Writing Guide

For genealogical queries, from FamilySearch.org.

FamilySearch Wiki - Handwriting Guide: German Gothic ^FREE

Five Transcription Tips For When You're Just Stuck - Germanology Unlocked

German transcription tips from professional genealogy translator Katherine Schober, SK Translations.

Form letter in German for requesting genealogical information from an institution

Form letter in German for requesting genealogical information from family members

Form Letters for German Genealogy

Fraktur Chart

Genealogical Translations (Facebook)

Genealogical Translations helps members with translation of their ancestors’ genealogical documents. We have volunteers who offer free translations of genealogical documents in languages that include: French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, and many others.

Genealogy.com - German terms and relationships for form letters

GenWiki - Alte deutsche Handschriften / Old German Handwritten Scripts

GenWiki - TransServ

Volunteer translators can provide you with translations between Czech, English, Dutch, French, German, & Polish. This service is provided via e-mail. Exact request syntax and length rules must be followed in order to expedite processing.

GEOGEN

This site provides maps showing the frequency of family names in areas of Germany and Austria based on the modern population.

German - English Translation Services - Germanology Unlocked

German-English translator specializing in genealogy. Experience with historical letters, certificates and other documents from the 18th to 20th centuries. Works with old German handwriting (Kurrent, Suetterlin) and Fraktur, as well as modern day documents.

German Dictionary

Free German-English dictionary.

German Genealogy Translations

German/English-English/German translation services focusing only on documents pertaining to German Genealogy.