READ Project Producing a Free e-Learning App for Reading Historical Documents

The following teaser is from the READ website. At the READ [Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents] project, we are dedicated to using new technologies to make historical documents more accessible. Our latest forthcoming tool is an important part of Continue reading READ Project Producing a Free e-Learning App for Reading Historical Documents

Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Historical Manuscripts, NEW Second Edition

Germans have long been a scattered people. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many, however, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany. Some “Germans” never even lived is what could be Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Historical Manuscripts, NEW Second Edition

Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents

Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents

German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Vital Records Written in Germany

Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Vital Records Written in Germany