Brian, Thanks for the word about Ms. Bentz's book. I will see what I can find on Amazon. I imagine our local library probably has a copy too. Not to worry about being put off. I am a bottom line person myself and sometimes in my haste to get an answer I cut to the chase too quick and leave out the nice stuff. Since retiring I am learning to be more patient and kind. Have a great week. Linda On 2/13/13 7:06 PM, "Brian J Densmore" <brian@amason.net> wrote: >On Wed, February 13, 2013 2:36 pm, Linda Passwaters wrote: >> Brian, >> >> Thank you for setting the record straight. Yes, the little fish example >>is >> absolutely correct. I was just using a generalization to answer the >> question as to whether the suetterlinschrift site would be helpful. I >> assure you what I don't know about the German language and its written >> variants would fill an ocean. As you suggested it is a learnable skill >>and >> I hope to get better at it. I was very pleased with the >>suetterlinschrift >> sites you sent. They will be very helpful to us as we continue to work >>on >> a particularly difficult translation. Thank you for sharing the useful >> information. I hope you will allow me to keep your email address handily >> in case I have something I need advice on. >No problem. What I don't know about German script would only fill the >Great Lakes. So I'm happy to help where I can. I'm actually pretty good >with the script, but do make rare mistakes on a letter or two. Ewald and >Etienne have both corrected me from time to time, although there is one >record which we dispute what it says. But then I still make mistakes on >some French documents, and many on my Aunt's English handwriting. But >she's an atrocious speller too! > >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Auf Wiedersehen, >> >> Linda >> >> P.S. Do you have the name of the Edna Bentz book. I would like to order >> one. > >"If I Can, You Can Decipher German Records" > >Edna died several years back and one of her children continued selling >them (after getting numerous requests). She used to sell them for $5, but >they are now $17 (or more if you are unlucky). The St. Louis Genealogy >Society sells them for $17 if you have a hard time finding a copy. > >I never did buy one, having multiple copies in my local library. Even at >$17 you might it's worth having. Not for me, as I can always check one out >or use the reference version if I need it. It was very handy when I first >started doing it. I had meant to buy a copy when they were $5. > >Best regards, >Brian > >Please don't be put off, if I sometimes come across as crash, harsh, rude, >impolite, or brusque. It's the medium. Writing is so impersonal, and >rarely captures my rather twisted, demented, Irish/German/Alsatian, >lighthearted, politically-incorrect, Dickensonian humor. I've had many >people want to punch my lights out, I think, because my words don't always >match up with what I'm trying to say. Not to mention, I'm often busy and >may over simplify an email or flood with with wandering, scattered, >disconnected thoughts. Like now. ;) > >-- >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