Julie explains about the German alphabet and how difficult it can be to try and read it using handwriting guides. Julie gave an excellent tip and the links for creating your own cheat sheet using the German names in your family. I followed Julie's tip and created my own table:
Ancestor
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Fraktur
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Sutterlin
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Johann August Fredrich
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Johann August Fredrich
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Johann August Fredrich
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Christoph Fredrich
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Christoph Fredrich
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Christoph Fredrich
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Susanna Koenig
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Susanna Koenig
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Susanna Koenig
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Louise Fredrike Zastrow
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Louise Fredrike Zastrow
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Louise Fredrike Zatrow
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Casper Graf
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Casper Graf
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Casper Graf
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Mary Wrightweasner
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Mary Wrightweasner
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Mary Wrightweasner
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Johann Philipp Graf
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Johann Philipp Graf
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Johann Philipp Graf
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Sophia Kolter
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Sophia Kolter
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Sophia Kolter
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Heinrich Kolter
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Heinrich Kolter
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Heinrich Kolter
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Anna Susanna Denzer
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Anna Susanna Denzer
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Anna Susanna Denzer
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Johann Caspar Graf
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Johann Caspar Graf
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Johann Caspar Graf
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Katarina Margareta Philip
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Katarina Margreta Philip
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Katarina Margareta Philipp
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Johann Philipp Graf
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Johann Philipp Graf
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Johann Phillip Graf
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Maria Catharina Geffinger
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Maria Catharina Geffinger
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Maria Catharina Feffinger
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Johann Caspar Graff
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Johann Caspar Graff
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Johann Caspar Graff
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Anna Cecilia Colter
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Anna Cecilia Colter
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Anna Cecilia Colter
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Johann Nickel Grav
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Johann Nickel Grav
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Johann Nickel Grav
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Anna Christina
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Anna Christina
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Anna Christina
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Now, I have a useful cheat sheet to help me with Fraktur and Sutterlin handwriting. If you would like to download the fonts for your use, check Julie's blog post where she has written about this. Thank you, Julie for the excellent tip.
Thanks for the shout-out, Brenda! Glad to hear that my tip helped.
ReplyDeleteIt did, I have it on my desk for frequent referencing.
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