Old German to English translations.
The issue
The challenge
The challenge
Whether you have just found a stack of yellowed letters to your great-great-grandmother in the attic, or you are a seasoned genealogist of your German heritage with a puzzling official document from the 18th Century – the writing is in old German. Even if you had German in high school, the script is just not legible. Don’t feel bad, the v
Whether you have just found a stack of yellowed letters to your great-great-grandmother in the attic, or you are a seasoned genealogist of your German heritage with a puzzling official document from the 18th Century – the writing is in old German. Even if you had German in high school, the script is just not legible. Don’t feel bad, the vast majority of modern-day German speakers can’t decipher the old script either.
The challenge
The challenge
The challenge
Until the mid-20th Century the German language’s cursive was a script called Kurrent and later Suetterlin. There were many, many regional and periodic variations in script and vocabulary. Also, there are two distinct German languages: High German (Hochdeutsch) and Low German (Nieder-/Plattdeutsch) with multiple regional dialects.
Transcrib
Until the mid-20th Century the German language’s cursive was a script called Kurrent and later Suetterlin. There were many, many regional and periodic variations in script and vocabulary. Also, there are two distinct German languages: High German (Hochdeutsch) and Low German (Nieder-/Plattdeutsch) with multiple regional dialects.
Transcribing old German documents demands more than just transcription; it requires a deep understanding of history, culture, and context.
So, you need a historian, a handwriting expert, and a translator in all in one.
The solution
The challenge
The solution
This is where I come in. Hire me and you will receive the exact German transcript as well as a translation into modern American English.
I am a University-trained expert in the history and linguistics of the Germanic languages, and a Native speaker of both High as well as Low German. I am a seasoned translator and have extensive experienc
This is where I come in. Hire me and you will receive the exact German transcript as well as a translation into modern American English.
I am a University-trained expert in the history and linguistics of the Germanic languages, and a Native speaker of both High as well as Low German. I am a seasoned translator and have extensive experience in transcribing old German documents.
I am delighted to be able to provide this unique service to you. There is so much to discover. Let me breathe life into those words and illuminate the past for you.