I type in key words and the program gives me the script form to compare with what is in the document. -------------------------------------------------- From: <ellied5@bellsouth.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:49 To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [A-L] Translation question - useful script program > Pardon my ignorance but how does this program help? Ellie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Henry Kuska > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:34 AM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] Translation question - useful script program > > I find this program useful. > > http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Write_your_name.htm > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Ludwig Feist" <ludwigf@gra.midco.net> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 17:49 > To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [A-L] Translation question > >> I found a record wriiten in a civil book circa circa 1800-1804. It is >> written in a really unreadable (for me) french/german script. >> I have looked at it every way possible and it just looks like scribble to >> me. >> >> Any suggestion on where I should go get this translated?? >> If any one on this list is good with script writings I would love to hear >> from you. >> >> >> -- >> Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Interesting. Of course, it won't translate completely but might help some. Gloria Ishida "Genealogy. An account of one's descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own." Ambrose Bierce
There are free lessons on FamilySearch which might be useful. If the text you have contains Fraktur or German script, you may find this link helpful: https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/german-script-tutorial/91 On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Henry Kuska <kuska@neo.rr.com> wrote: > I type in key words and the program gives me the script form to compare > with > what is in the document. > -------------------------------------------------- > From: <ellied5@bellsouth.net> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:49 > To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [A-L] Translation question - useful script program > > > Pardon my ignorance but how does this program help? Ellie > >
Yes, it does help if you have a specific script word to identify. You can try to duplicate the word by typing in your guesses until you get a match. Fran Matkovich -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Henry Kuska Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 12:02 PM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Translation question - useful script program I type in key words and the program gives me the script form to compare with what is in the document. -------------------------------------------------- From: <ellied5@bellsouth.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:49 To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [A-L] Translation question - useful script program > Pardon my ignorance but how does this program help? Ellie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Henry Kuska > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:34 AM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] Translation question - useful script program > > I find this program useful. > > http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Write_your_name.htm > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Ludwig Feist" <ludwigf@gra.midco.net> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 17:49 > To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [A-L] Translation question > >> I found a record wriiten in a civil book circa circa 1800-1804. It >> is written in a really unreadable (for me) french/german script. >> I have looked at it every way possible and it just looks like >> scribble to me. >> >> Any suggestion on where I should go get this translated?? >> If any one on this list is good with script writings I would love to >> hear from you. >> >> >> -- >> Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.ht >> m >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message