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BOOK - Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide [genealogical terms]
by Jonathan D. Shea and William F. Hoffman

A guide to translating vital statistic records in 13 languages: Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.

Each section shows the alphabet of the language, sample vital statistic records and their translation, and a list of words commonly encountered.

Table of Contents includes:
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • The Germanic Languages
      German
      • The German Alphabet
      • The German Language
      • German Pronunciation
      • Document #1: A Family Record
      • Document #2: A Birth and Baptismal Certificate
      • Document #3: A German-Ukrainian Military Passport
      • Document #4: A Death Certificate
      • Document #5: A Contract for Passage on a Ship
      • German-English Word List
      • Personal Names
      Swedish
      • The Swedish Alphabet
      • Swedish and the Other Scandinavian Languages
      • Document #1: A "Moving Certificate" (Exit Permit)
      • Document #2: A Report Card
      • Document #3: A Swedish Passport
      • Document #4: An Emigration Contract
      • Document #5: A Swedish-American Baptismal Certificate
      • Document #6: A Confirmation Certificate
      • Document #7: A Marriage Certificate
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Selected First Names
  • The Romance Languages
      French
      • The French Alphabet
      • Document #1: A Civil Birth Certificate
      • Document #2: A Baptismal Certificate
      • Document #3: A French Passport
      • Document #4: A Steamship Ticket
      • Document #5: A Death Certificate
      • Selected Vocabulary Tenns
      • French Personal Names
      Italian
      • The Italian Alphabet
      • Document #1: A Steamship Ticket
      • Document #2: A Civil FamilY Registration Booklet
      • Document #3: Parish Family Registration Documents
      • Document #4: Civil Family Registration Documents
      • Document #5: An Italian Passport, Booklet Fonn
      • Document #6: A Long-Form Birth Certificate
      • Document #7: A Short-Form Birth Certificate
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Italian Personal Names
      Latin
      • The Latin Alphabet
      • The Use of Latin in Genealogical Records
      • Document #1: A Slovenian Birth Certificate (Latin-Italian)
      • Document #2: A Polish Baptismal Certificate
      • Document #3: A Slovak Baptismal Certificate
      • Document #4: A Ukrainian Baptismal Certificate (Ukrainian-Latin)
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Selected Personal Names
      Portuguese
      • The Portuguese Alphabet
      • Document #1: An Identity Card from the Azores
      • Document #2: A Birth Certificate from the Azores
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Selected Portuguese First Names
      Romanian
      • The Romanian Alphabet
      • Document #1: A Romanian Birth Certificate
      • Document #2: A Romanian Passport
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      Spanish
      • The Spanish Alphabet
      • Document #1: A Civil Birth ..Certificate
      • Document #2: An Identity Card
      • Document #3: A Consular Record
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Selected Personal Names
  • The Slavic Languages
      Czech
      • The Czech Alphabet
      • Czechs, Bohemians, Moravians, Slovaks, and Their Languages
      • Document #1: A Czech Birth and Baptismal Certificate
      • Document #2: A Parish Family Registration Document
      • Document #3: A Slovak Passport
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Selected Personal Names
      Polish
      • The Polish Alphabet
      • The Polish Language
      • The Format of Long-Form Documents
      • Template for Birth Records
      • Template for Death Records
      • Template for Marriage Records
      • Document #1: A Long-Form Polish Birth Certificate
      • Document #2: A Short-Form Polish Birth Certificate
      • Document #3: A Jewish Birth Certificate (Polish-Hebrew)
      • Document #4: A Polish/Gelman Birth and Baptismal Certificate
      • Document #5: A Passport Application
      • Document #6: A Republic of Poland Passport
      • Document #7: A Polish/German Passport from the Austrian Sector
      • Document #8: A German / Polish / Ukrainian Employment Booklet
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Selected Personal Names
      Russian
      • The Russian Alphabet
      • The Russian Language
      • Document #1: A Russian Orthodox Birth Certificate
      • Document #2: Long-Form Roman Catholic Birth Record
      • Document #3: A Short-Form Certificate
      • Document #4: A Jewish Birth Certificate
      • Document #5: An Islamic Birth Record
      • Document #6: A Russian Booklet-Type Passport
      • Document #7: A Single-Sheet Russian Passport
      • Document #8: A Ship Ticket
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms...
      • Selected Personal Names
      Other Languages
      • Hungarian (Magyar)
      • The Hungarian Alphabet
      • The Hungarian Language
      • Document #1: A Hungarian Birth Certificate
      • Document #2: A Hungarian Passport
      • Selected Vocabulary Terms
      • Personal Names
      Lithuanian
      • The Lithuanian Alphabet
      • The Lithuanian Language
      • Document #1: Lithuanian Baptismal Certificate I
      • Document #2: Lithuanian Baptismal Certificate II
      • Document #3: A Lithuanian Passport
      • Additional Useful Terms
  • Appendix A: Bibliography
  • Appendix B: A List of Genealogical Organizations
An indispensable reference source for anyone whose research involves European languages. 256 pages; 8½" x 11"; hardcover; ISBN 0-9626373-4-3

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