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Genealogy & History
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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