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 […]
Filed under: Allgemeines on October 21st, 2013 | Comments Off on The Old German Handwriting
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 […]
Filed under: Allgemeines on November 24th, 2012 | Comments Off on Bringing old Handwritings back to Life
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 […]
Filed under: Fragen & Antworten on December 24th, 2010 | Comments Off on Old German Handwriting – Transcription and Translation