My Ancestry and a German Script Cheat Sheet

Julie Cahill Tarr has been writing her blog, Gen Blog, since 2008 and I have been a reader for awhile now.  It was only recently that I discovered her post, Tips for German Research-Write it out in GERMAN! and what a helpful post it was. I have always wanted to have someone who knew how to write in German do this for me.  Now, I can do it myself.

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	Fraktur	Sutterlin
Johann August Fredrich	Johann August Fredrich	Johann August Fredrich
Christoph Fredrich	Christoph Fredrich	Christoph Fredrich
Susanna Koenig	Susanna Koenig	Susanna Koenig
Louise Fredrike Zastrow	Louise Fredrike Zastrow	Louise Fredrike Zatrow
Casper Graf	Casper Graf	Casper Graf
Mary Wrightweasner	Mary Wrightweasner	Mary Wrightweasner
Johann Philipp Graf	Johann Philipp Graf	Johann Philipp Graf
Sophia Kolter	Sophia Kolter	Sophia Kolter
Heinrich Kolter	Heinrich Kolter	Heinrich Kolter
Anna Susanna Denzer	Anna Susanna Denzer	Anna Susanna Denzer
Johann Caspar Graf	Johann Caspar Graf	Johann Caspar Graf
Katarina Margareta Philip	Katarina Margreta Philip	Katarina Margareta Philipp
Johann Philipp Graf	Johann Philipp Graf	Johann Phillip Graf
Maria Catharina Geffinger	Maria Catharina Geffinger	Maria Catharina Feffinger
Johann Caspar Graff	Johann Caspar Graff	Johann Caspar Graff
Anna Cecilia Colter	Anna Cecilia Colter	Anna Cecilia Colter
Johann Nickel Grav	Johann Nickel Grav	Johann Nickel Grav
Anna Christina	Anna Christina	Anna Christina

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.