How to read Gothic handwriting – 4 – Letters to words
In this installment I will look at some words that frequently appear in church records.
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In this installment I will look at some words that frequently appear in church records.
Read MoreI’m continuing my quest to get better at reading Gothic handwriting in old Norwegian sources.
Read MoreIn the last “installment” of this “study” I promised to be back with more. In this post, I focus particularly
Read MoreIt can often be difficult to find the name of a particular place or farm when searching for ancestors in
Read MoreGoing to the FamilySearch.com webpage “Search Genealogies” you can search family trees submitted by users based on Norwegian bygdebøker.
Read MoreWhen you get into Norwegian genealogy you will very soon find a number of unfamiliar and sometimes strange ways to
Read MoreIf you do Norwegian genealogy, sooner or later you’ll run into Gothic handwriting (often called “Gothic script” or “blackletter-style handwriting”)
Read MoreThe most important source genealogists use, are the church books. These records usually satisfy the demands of a trustworthy source.
Read MoreWhen we read the old church books we sometimes come across the words “publice absolverede”
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