Tracing your ancestors back to their places of origin can sometimes make you feel like a tourist in a foreign country. Overwhelmed by unfami…

It is necessary to find out exactly from where ones ancestors originate in order to do research in the correct church books, books of courts…

In this section we will cover the different address book databases that you can use to find the location.*The website pages shown between 0:52-1:07 and 3:43-4:56 are not current. For 0:52-1:07 use this link to access the search: http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/. For the Metasuche mentions at 3:43-4:56, use this link: https://meta.genealogy.net/.*

This course will introduce you tips and tricks to decipher Russian Handwriting, how to utilize genealogical word lists and online dictionaries to assist you in your translation as well as the basic grammar necessary to read and understand genealogical documents.

During the month of November, the Family History Library will be hosting several free family history classes on Russian handwriting.These cl…

In this segment you will learn about the online resources that will help you in reading Spanish handwriting.

This class reads and interprets a Dutch church burial record.https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Dutch_Handwriting_Seminar

This class reads and interprets a Dutch church baptism record.https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Dutch_Handwriting_Seminar

This class reads and interprets a Dutch civil death record.https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Dutch_Handwriting_Seminar

This class reads and interprets a Dutch church marriage record.https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Dutch_Handwriting_Seminar