Dennis, The LDS web site has a German Research document in .pdf (read with Adobe) you can download from this URL http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rhelps.asp?Page=./research/type/Research_Outline.asp&ActiveTab=Type scroll down and click on PDF to copy to your hard drive and print. Germany Research Outline <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Germany.ASP> [Description] <javascript:openauthor('Research/Type/Research_Outline24.asp');> [PDF] <javascript:openPDFRequest('images/34061_Germany05.pdf', 'RH');> On page 39 there is a chart which shows how to read the alphabet characters, both printed and hand written characters. Also here is a link to a page which lists all sorts of books of interest to those researching German Genealogy http://www.spotlightongames.com/genealogy/books.html Good Luck, Pat B marie sellers hollinger wrote: > DENNIS, thanks. > will send thro SELLERS group for experts in this area. > > If we/you don't get a response, try a search on google. > > Also, try the rootsweb or Heinz family message Group. > They will help on their families > > There may also be a German group to post a message. if you need help, > advise. > Do a search on them also. > > best wishes, marie, iowa > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Haun [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:57 PM > To: Marie Sellers > Subject: Old German > > > Hi Marie, we haven't written for some time and I know your always in contact > with more people then you might wish. I am Dennis Haun = F.D. H. // My > Sellers family tree comes from Greene County Pa. Christian Sellers to son > Christian to son George to son Asa & etc. // The reason for this note is > to ask you if you might know anyone that can read " Old German " ? Now I > have heard of high German & low German but not old German. These old German > documents are not from my Sellers tree branch but my Heinz side, and they > were written around 1870 to about 1910. I just received them from a far > distant cousin who has no idea what they say either. I have a few German > friends but they can't read this stuff, I mean they can pick out a word here > and there but not really able to read it. Not trying to put you on a spot, > just thought no harm in asking. > Dennis HE. Peoria, Illinois > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >