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The Confusion of Capitals: Capital Look-Alike Letters in the Old German Handwriting (PREMIUM)

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019
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The Need-to-Know Symbols in German Genealogy (PREMIUM)

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019
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Want to Verify Your Transcription Guesses on Google? Use These Six German Words (PREMIUM)

September 30, 2019October 28, 2019
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Look-Alike Words in the Old German Script (PREMIUM)

September 3, 2019September 4, 2019
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7 Things You Need to Know to Decipher Church Records (PREMIUM)

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019
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The 8 Easiest Letters in the Old German Handwriting (Premium)

July 2, 2019July 18, 2019
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The Ultimate Guide to Marriage Record Vocabulary (PREMIUM)

May 31, 2019July 18, 2019
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German Script Throughout the Ages (PREMIUM)

April 29, 2019July 18, 2019
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Birth and Baptismal Records: The Must-Know Vocabulary (PREMIUM)

February 28, 2019July 18, 2019
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The Dreaded Paragraph Marriage Records: Obtaining the Information You Need (PREMIUM)

January 31, 2019July 18, 2019
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My German in-laws would not say one word about the past, however when they both passed away, we found two huge boxes of letters, journals, and pictures that documented every day of WWII for them. We also found 100 years of old family documents to prove they were Aryan in accordance with the Nuremburg Laws.  For the last ten years, we have figured there was one person in the family history who had converted from Judaism and that person had saved those who came after from certain death, but we cou…
Chris K.
Katherine’s devotion to her craft shows throughout her website and in her work. She transcribed and translated some mid-1700’s handwritten documents about my ancestors, and deciphered a real puzzle of a word along the way. I feel a kind of fluidity and ease in reading her translations, and her footnotes are unusually informative with insights and explanations while still being concise. Katherine is also very professional in the ‘project management’ aspects of reaching agreement on the…
Steve, Family Historian
Katherine was instrumental in helping me give my wife—her words—“the best gift she has ever gotten.” For forty years, she has had copies of letters to and from her beloved grandmother and her siblings handwritten in German. Katherine translated the letters beautifully, providing us with both the German and English digital files. She was always responsive in our communications and met challenging time deadlines so that I could give my wife the letters as a Christmas present. Her fees were…
Mike, on a Christmas Translation Present for his Wife
I enthusiastically recommend Katherine for your translation needs!  She is professional, courteous, timely, and very pleasant to work with.  She responds promptly to emails, and meets the deadlines she establishes for the translations.  I had asked her to translate some 1800 era Austrian church records in handwritten script, the quality of which was not always the best.  She came through with not only the English translations, but the German transcriptions as well.  Her footnotes and additional …
Deb Thalner - Family history enthusiast
Great job. You have unlocked a mystery.The relationship between Ignatz and Mathaus was unclear until now. Thanks.
Bud, Family Historian
I highly recommend Katherine to anyone looking for accurate, expeditious, and highly professional translations. Katherine went the extra mile to ensure an accurate translation of my German university records. She even contacted my educational institution in Germany to ensure the proper interpretation of obscure abbreviations throughout the document. Stellar work.
Jeanie, Graduate School Applicant
I hired Katherine to translate German Script from the 18th & 19th centuries. I wanted to include the translations in a family history document. She responded quickly to my emails and was more than willing to answer the many questions I had both prior to and after the translation. Katherine provided both English and German translations of this very difficult to read script. She included footnotes and historical website links that added greatly to my understanding of some of the terms used in the…
D. Miller
Just got home to find this treat in my inbox. I am thrilled to read the words my [ancestor] Christopher read; that he felt deeply enough to quote. Great job on the translation.    
Susan, on Translation of 1773 Poem Quoted by her Ancestor
It was a pleasure working with you Katherine.  I appreciated your rapid response to my requests.  The German and English versions of all the documents were perfectly formatted down to the tiny letters on the bottom of the pre-printed baptismal certificate which identified the printer.  Thank you.
Sherry, Family Historian
So happy to finally receive a translation!!  You don’t know how hard and long I tried to find someone capable.  The places named in the letter will be so helpful in my genealogy search.
Lynne, Family Historian

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