German/Slavic Seminar Week

Welcome to the German/Slavic Seminar Week! The seminar for 2019 will be held the week of October 21-October 25, 2019. All times are in Mountain Daylight Time.

The 2019 German/Slavic Seminar Week will focus on handwriting. Please scroll to the language you are interested in.

Dutch - 8:45-9:45
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Monday, October 21, 2019 - 8:45am

 * Document 1, no. 32.
 * Document 2, no. 9046.

Homework: Complete the "How to" Guide [[Media:1-NL Civil Registration Birth Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Birth Records]]

Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:


 * Child's name
 * Parents' names
 * Birthdate
 * Document - middle entry, right page.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 8:45am

 * Document 1, no. 69.
 * Document 2, right side of page.

Homework: Complete the "How to" Guide [[Media:1-NL Marriage Records in Paragraph Format-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Marriage Records]]

Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:


 * Marriage date
 * Bride and groom's names
 * Ages or birth dates
 * Birthplaces
 * Residences
 * Parents' names
 * Any related witnesses


 * Document, left side of page.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 8:45am

 * Document 1, no. 107
 * Document 2, no. 25
 * Document 3, no. 2

Homework: Complete the "How to" Guide [[Media:1-NL Civil Registration Death Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Death Records]]

Use the Dutch Genealogical Word List to identify the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * birth date or age and birthplace
 * Parents' names
 * Spouse's name, if applicable

Document, no. 3606

German - 10:00-12:00
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Latin - 1:00-2:00
Join the webinar Handout. You should download the handout, as you may want to refer to it later on. Also, there will be in-class activities and homework assignments for which you will need it. You should also keep the link to the handout up during the webinar. You will access links to various websites that you will use during the class. It will be much easier for you to click in the links in the handout than to type the URL links. Please keep the handout link up!

Polish - 2:15-3:15
Join the webinar [[media:Polish_Paleography_Seminar_FHL_2019.pdf | Polish Paleography Seminar Handout]]

Births

 * Document 1, no. 40.

Homework: Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Polish Birth Records - [[Media:1-Poland Birth Records in Paragraph Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland Birth Records in Paragraph Format-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland Birth Records in Paragraph Format-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]

Deaths

 * Document 1, no. 31.
 * Document 2, no. 127.
 * Document 3, no. 28.

Homework: Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Polish Death Records - [[Media:1-Poland-Death Records in Paragraph Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland-Death Records in Paragraph Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Poland-Death Records in Paragraph Format-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]

Marriages

 * Document 1, no. 11
 * Document 2, no. 8
 * Document 2, no. 103

Homework: Complete the "How to" Guide Reading Polish Marriage Records - [[Media:1-Poland Marriage Records in Paragraph Format-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Poland Marriage Records in Paragraph Format-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Marriage Records in Paragraph Format-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]

Russian - 3:30-4:30
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Monday, October 21, 2019 - 3:30 - The Alphabet
The Alphabet Handout

Homework:

Practice writing the letters of the Cyrillic alphabet using the lined paper found here.

Try spelling your name using the Cyrillic alphabet!

Complete the Alphabet Activity and check your work with the Answer Key.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 3:30 - Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar
Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar Handout

Homework:

Complete the Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar Activity and check your work with the[[Media: Reading_Russian_Documents_Deciphering_the_Handwriting_and_Understanding_the_Grammar_-_Key_E_Vance_Oct_2019_JMR.pdf|Answer Key.]]

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 3:30 - Reading Birth Records
Birth Records Handout

Homework:

For practice reading Polish birth records in Russian, complete the "How to" Guide Reading Birth Records (In Poland) Activity. Check your answers with the Key.

For practice reading a Russian Orthodox birth record, identify the name and gender of the child, the birth and baptism date, names and religions of parents, and the gubernia, uyezd and village the father was from for the first entry found here. Check your answers below.

Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 3:30 - Reading Marriage Records
Marriage Records Handout

Homework:

For practice reading Polish marriage records in Russian, complete the "How to" Guide Reading Marriage Records (In Poland) Activity. Check your answers with the Key.

For practice reading a Russian Orthodox marriage record, identify the marriage date, names and ages of the bride and groom, as well as their religion, standing (for females this will often include information about their father or previous spouse) and number of marriages for the first marriage entry found here. Hint: what looks like a Latin "s" is actually the letter "з." Check your answers below.

Friday, October 24, 2019 - 3:30 - Reading Marriage Records
Homework:

For practice reading Polish death records in Russian, complete the "How to" Guide Reading Marriage Records (In Poland) Activity. Check your answers with the Key.

For practice reading a Russian Orthodox death record, identify the death and burial date, the name and gender, standing and age of the deceased individual for the first entry found here. Bonus points for discovering the cause of death! Check your answers below.