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Deciphering and transcribing old documents

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    Transcribed documents which could still be interesting for many viewers. This sub-forum is read-only.

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    2. A few words in a 1755 birth record 1

      • SwanC
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    4. henrywilhelm

    2. Grabmeldungen gefallener deutscher Soldaten 12

      • Rmaxa
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    4. Rmaxa

    2. A German language marriage in Denmark 2

      • SwanC
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    4. SwanC

    2. Another Birth/Baptism - just 1 word missing and 2 unsure 10

      • SwanC
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    4. SwanC

    2. Geburtsbuch from 1860 and Trauungsbuch from 1857 8

      • HelgaBchhsl
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    4. sommer

    2. An "unleserlich" family name 2

      • SwanC
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    4. SwanC

    2. Johann Adam Mohr and Maria Katharina Knab in Hambach a. d. W. 3

      • SwanC
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    4. J. Steffen

    2. Translation of a phrase in a 1752 document 7

      • SwanC
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    4. SwanC

    2. Maxa Taufe Dokument Übersetzung 5

      • Rmaxa
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    4. Rmaxa

    2. Dieser ist schon sehr schwer 3

      • Arneschwarck
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    4. sommer

    2. 1839 Sterbeurkunde Hans Hinrich Timmermann Hilfe 5

      • Arneschwarck
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    4. henrywilhelm

    2. Check and correct Latin to English and German 2

      • SwanC
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    4. Detlef05

    2. Can anyone help with reading this 1828 letter? 10

      • Weindan
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    4. J. Steffen

    2. Can anyone help with reading this 1828 letter? 1

      • Weindan
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    4. Henriette52

    2. Help with old German translation 1

      • LEADURAN
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    4. sommer

    2. Help with an 1836 death certificate from Simmern (Rheinland) 2

      • SwanC
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    4. SwanC

    2. Ortssuche Ostpreußen 10

      • kaimahnke
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    4. kaimahnke

    2. Need help 35

      • Table4two
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    4. Table4two

    2. "w----" ? 7

      • Asharp
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    4. Detlef05

    2. Waltheger? Walthitter? 4

      • Asharp
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    4. Asharp

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