The Old German Handwriting

Language changes dramatically over time and the old German handwriting is vastly different than today’s print. There are plenty of historians, anthropologists, and interested families that want to learn how to understand and translate German handwriting to learn more about the past. The history of the Germanic language is interesting and says a lot about […]

Bringing old Handwritings back to Life

There are a lot of cases of old German handwriting out there, and in many cases it cannot be read by those who possess it. German is a very old language that has gone through many changes over the centuries. Changes in how German was written have been made, as recently as 1941. All of […]

Old German Handwriting – Transcription and Translation

 We now offer more information on our service for English speaking customers on our German Handwriting information page. In 1941 the German government dictated a change in the handwriting taught to schoolchildren. This led to the situation, that many younger Germans cannot read  old handwritten materials. The old German handwriting, also known as old German […]