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Handwriting

See these links for a great series of lessons on German handwriting which is found in many of the Swiss records. Lesson two also has a series of handouts detailing common terms found on birth, marriage and death records, as well as abbreviations, days of the week and months.

• Lesson 1
• Lesson 2
• Lesson 3