Whether the printed German Gothic (aka Fraktur) or the old German handwriting (Kurrent or Sütterlin), here are a couple free resources to h

Deciphering German church records can be tough. A German translation cheat sheet and a few tips should help you along your way.

A comma, semi-colon or period - different quotation marks in different languages - Agh! What an interesting history to punctuation marks.

Unlock Your History launched in 2017! Check out some favorite posts about language history & translating old German, Danish, Swedish.

Old German letters are tough to read but they are mostly the same alphabet we use - just with a few variations.