German-English Genealogical Dictionary F Second Printing Used Edition

by Ernest Thode (Author)

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This book is designed for the family researcher who has little or no knowledge of German but who nevertheless needs to make a translation of German-language documents. The dictionary covers thousands of German terms and defines them in single words or brief phrases. All words, symbols, and abbreviations in the dictionary were chosen on the basis of their association with genealogy, having been noted in church records, civil registration records, family correspondence, genealogical journals, ships' passenger lists, and emigration records. Among the many categories of entries included in the dictionary are family relationships, days of the week, map terms, legal terms, cardinal and ordinary numbers, roman numerals, signs of the zodiac, coins, liquid and dry measures, measures of length, place names, historical territories, geographical terms, occupations, titles, military ranks, types of taxes, illnesses, calendar days, male and female given names, heraldry, abbreviations, books of the Bible, and common genealogical words from Danish, Dutch, French, Latin, and Polish. In conjunction with a standard German-English dictionary, the user of this work should be able to make a word-by-word translation of any German document and understand it.

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Compiled for the family researcher who needs to translate German-language documents, this specialized dictionary provides thousands of German terms associated with genealogy and defines them simply. In conjunction with a standard German-English dictionary, this work should enable the user to translate German documents. Entries cover family relationships, days of the week, numbers, map and legal terms, place names, historical territories, geographical terms, occupations, titles, names, heraldry, abbreviations, and many other topics. Common genealogical words from Danish, Dutch, French, Latin, and Polish are given as well. Also included are the German alphabet, with script variations, suffix lists, old historical German words and variants, and genealogical symbols used in Germany. A later edition might be enhanced by listing sources and genders of terms and adding woodcuts or other illustrations. But this first edition is a delightful book that provides virtually a short course in German genealogy and fills a major void in the field. Along with Thode's Address Book for Germanic Genealogy (Genealogical Pub., 1991), this is essential for German genealogical researchers. Because millions of Americans trace their ancestry to German immigrants, both books are strongly recommended.
- Judith P. Reid, Library of Congress
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"Thode's compilation is recommended for everyone dealing with Germanic documents..." --NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Vol. 82, No. 1

"Anyone who researches German manuscripts, letters, or documents will find this dictionary extremely useful." --ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS QUARTERLY, Vol. 8, No. 2

"Anyone who researches German manuscripts, letters, or documents will find this dictionary extremely useful." --ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS QUARTERLY, Vol. 8, No. 2

"Anyone who researches German manuscripts, letters, or documents will find this dictionary extremely useful." --ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS QUARTERLY, Vol. 8, No. 2

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; F Second Printing Used edition (January 5, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 318 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0806313420
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806313429
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.62 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.73 x 11 inches

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mammavan2all

Great resource

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021

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We have been gathering notes here and there during our genealogy searches that offer common words on baptism, marriage, death records and then we found this book that had much of that already done and in place and alphabetized. It’s a wonderful resource. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is because the hand writing samples of specific letters and words are very pixelated. I would think with today’s technologies that a smoother version of the written letters and words could be obtained. Might be worth updating.

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McKenna Mason

Excellent addition to my library!

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021

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This book was suggested for a class involving genealogical records. This book was a game changer! So well put together, I used it every day in class and continue to use it even after that class ended. So pleased with this purchase!

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Karl

Helpful resource.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2020

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An encouraging intro to get the new researcher into German records started with a positive attitude. The alphabet cross reference of Roman to Gothic print and Fraktur handwriting is essential to reading old records. It even got me into some of Grandpa's old letters that Grandma saved.

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I. Alde

Too many mistakes

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2005

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I am doing translation work for a family website. Although I am a native German, I bought this book in the hope that it would provide oldfashioned, genealogical and historical terms and titles with which I am not familiar and which are not contained in modern dictionaries. From the description on your website I even mentioned it to some of my fellow translators, offering to test it before recommending it.

However, I cannot recommend it. I found very few of the terms I was looking for, and I discovered some blatant mistakes. Mr. Thode should have had a German person proofread his work in order to avoid things like confusing diarrhea with compulsion (sic!), dishonest with illegitimate, cupboard with liquor service. These are only three of the mistakes which I found in one hour, and there are probably dozens more. Instead of giving us more legitimate terms, Mr. Thode wastes valuable space on common Christian names which everybody knows.

I am very disappointed.

Sincerely,

Inge Alde

isa38@yahoo.com

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Susan

Handy and Simple to use

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019

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I've only used it a couple of times and genealogically speaking, it has been very helpful. It's a little bigger than what I'm accustom to using, but that's a minor issue.

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Timothy H. Flaming

Even better than I thought...

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2020

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This is a very comprehensive resource. Great for abbreviations that would otherwise be very difficult to figure out.

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H. Hunt

Works better than Google Translate

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017

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Works better than Google Translate. Not as fast, but better translations. And you can usually figure out the word with the first few letters. Google Translate won't help you if you misspelled it. This book will.

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Mike

Great Product!

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2020

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All I expected and more!

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Chris S

A great resource.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2020

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So far, this looks v good. It has been most useful in helping to understand C19 German church records. It's not perfect, it would be interesting to see an English to German translation as well as German to English, but that's not its brief.
It's not cheap, but for anyone serious about German genealogy, it's bordering on the essential.

Lw Tindale

Dictionary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2013

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Good dictionary,well laid out easy to use,specialised answered the questions i had. Took two attempts to get it one vendor did not have it in stock.

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