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• GEN-Documents Mailing List

  For the discussion and sharing of information related to the reading of old British documents such as parish registers, wills, etc., including old handwriting and Latin.

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Translations and Word Origins Mailing Lists

  Most of the mailing list links here point to this site, wonderfully maintained for years by John Fuller. This site indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.

• LATIN-WORDS Mailing List

  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. Archives: browse or search.

• OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List

  For anyone who is deciphering old English documents to discuss interpretations of handwriting and word meanings. Archives: browse or search.

• OLD-FRENCH Mailing List

  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in French from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old French words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. Archives: browse or search.

• OLD-GERMAN Mailing List

  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in German from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old German words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. Archives: browse or search.

• OLD-RUSSIAN Mailing List

  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Russian from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Russian words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. Archives: browse or search.

• OLD-WORDS Mailing List

  For the discussion of old words, phrases, names, abbreviations, and antique jargon useful to genealogy. Archives: browse or search.

• PolishLessons Mailing List

  For Poland researchers in translating Polish documents and to further their research while visiting/researching in Poland. Archives: browse or search.

• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Translations and Word Origins

  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb here also point you to the archives (browse or search).

• TRANSLATIONS Mailing List

  For anyone who can help others, or desires help, in the translation of documents that directly support genealogical research efforts. Archives: browse or search.