Foreign Language Research: Tools for Reading Genealogical Documents Introduction • FamilySearch

Foreign Language Research: Tools for Reading Genealogical Documents, 4 Lessons

Foreign Language Research: Tools for Reading Genealogical Documents Introduction

Presenter: Daniel R. Jones, MS, AG®

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Many of us have ancestors from countries that spoke languages other than English. It may be daunting to researching. This class introduces you to tools that will help you read records in other languages, and you will get a chance to try out these skills on a foreign-language document! This class will take 25:24 to complete all portions.

Language: English

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Foreign Language Research: Tools for Reading Genealogical Documents

4 Lessons

Foreign Language Research: Tools for Reading Genealogical Documents Introduction

Many of us have ancestors from countries that spoke languages other than English. It may be daunting to researching. This class introduces you to tools that will help you read records in other languages, and you will get a chance to try out these skills on a foreign-language document! This class will take 25:24 to complete all portions.
Foreign Language Research: Locating documents on FamilySearch

This segment will cover how to locate documents found on FamilySearch.
Foreign Language Research: Resources on the FamilySearch Wiki

In this segment we will go over different resources that will help you decipher records in a foreign language.
Foreign Language Research: Methodology for Reading a Document

In this segment we are going to cover the steps you need to take to help you decipher a foreign language document. You will need to pause the video at certain portions in order to complete the activities.

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