The Family History Center also has Word Lists on there website...link is below. The website only contains a portion of what is in the list but they can be ordered for 50 cents. Also has help with letter writing. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/Education/frameset_education.asp?PAG E=education_publications.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: <NelliBlu28@aol.com> To: <GERMANS-WI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: [GERMANS-WI] Common Terms in German Genealogy > Common Terms in German Genealogy > > German English > Alt Old > Alter age > Altest eldest > Am on the > Aufgebote proclamation > Bauer farmer > Beerdigung burial > Bemerkungen remarks > Brautigam bridegroom > Braut bride > Bruder brother > Copulation marriage > Datum date > Dorf village > Ehe marriage > Ehefrau wife > Enkel grandson > Enkelin granddaughter > Eheman husband > Eltern parents > Familie family > Frau madame, wife, woman > Fraulein miss, young lady > Gatte husband > Gattin, Gatten wife > Geboren born > Geborenen formerly (maiden name) > Geburt birth > Gestorben died > Getfauft christened > Heirat marriage > Im in the > Im alter von aged > Jahr year > Kind child > Kinder children > Kirche church > Kirchengemeinde church parish > Kleinkind infant > Knabe boy > Kreis county, district > Land state > Madchen girl, maiden > Madchenname maiden name > Mann husband > Monat month > Mutter mother > Name name > Ort town, place > Pfarramt parish, parish office > Pfarrer pastor > Schein certificate > Schwester sister > Sohn son > Staat state > Stammbaum genealogical tree > Stadt town, city > Stand condition, occupation > Standesamt registers office > Starb died > Starb Kinderlos died without issue > Sterb death > Tag day > Tauf christening > Taufen christen > Taufpaten Godparent > Tochter daughter > Tod death > Trau marriage > Trauen marry > Vater father > Verbergen bury > Veheiratet married > Verstorbenen deceased > Vorname given name > Witwe widow > Witwer widower > Wohnen live, reside > Wohnhaft resident > Wohnort dwelling place > Zeuge witness > Zuegen witnesses > Zurname surname > -------- > > Common Abbreviations in German Genealogy > > German English > err(errechnet) approximated > geb.(geboren) born > get.(getauft) christened > gest.(gestorben) died > verh.(verheirated) married > s.v.(sohn von) son of > u.d.(und der) and the > d.j.(derjunere) the younger > d.a.(deralte) the older > t.v.(tochter von) daughter of > wwer.(witwer) widower > wwe.(witwe) widow > Kath.(Katholisch) Catholic > Ev.(Evangelisch) Evangelical > Luth.(Lutheranisch) Lutheran > Bez.(Bezirke) district > K.B.(Kirchenbuch) church book > Kr.(kreis) county, district > > > > Rooting in the past, Kathie > Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you > can think up if only you try! ~Dr. Seuss > > > ==== GERMANS-WI Mailing List ==== > To contact the List administrator, e-mail Kathie Harrison at: > GERMANS-WI-admin@rootsweb.com > >