> I am finding two kinds of symbols not covered in my list of symbols, > perhaps > one of you know what they mean. > (they are on baptismal records, just before the date of baptism) > One is an "O" with a small dot in the center. > One looks like a cross, but has a little "o" on the top of it. > One is an "O" which looks like it has three dots in it, sorta looks like a > smily face without a smile. > Hi Diane, I believe these are symbols for the day of the week. Edna M. Bentz's book "If I Can, You Can Decipher Germanic Records" has them and I hope other books too. Sunday shows a circle with a central dot - or - a circle with three dots Monday is sliver moons facing either way or a circle with lines across it Tuesday is a circle with arrow to the top right like a male symbol Wednesday is a circle with cross below and "horns" above Thursday is sort of like a number 2 with a long tail crossed by a vertical line, or something like a four Friday is the circle with cross below like a female symbol Saturday is like an h, one version with a top part crossed like a t. Hope this makes some sense. We have seen it occasionally in baptism records too. Jean Hoffman