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• A Brief Review of Some Historical Alternatives to the Latin Alphabet

• Beginners' Latin

  Latin 1086 – 1733: a practical online tutorial for beginners. From the National Archives of the United Kingdom

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastical Abbreviations

  Short intro followed by lists of abbreviations for Latin terms found in church records.

• Church Record Translations

  Latin, Hungarian and Slovak translations to English of church records for baptism, marriage, and death records. Also includes a list of Latin and Hungarian terms for occupations and causes of death.

• Dictionaries

  Latin-English and Hungarian-English dictionaries plus links to other Latin dictionaries.

• Free Online Dictionaries - Freedict.com

  Online word translation for various languages.

  • English to Latin to English

• 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 Quest: Latin Genealogical Glossary

  In genealogical research Latin terms are often encountered in church records and legal documents, this list is intended to aid the genealogist in interpreting those terms. Includes relationships, numbers, month names, useful words and phrases.

• Glossary of Latin Words

  Found in records and other English manuscripts.

• Latin and Palaeography: History, Keele University

  This week-long, annual summer school, run by the Department of History at the University of Keele, provides expert tuition in small groups for professional and amateur historians, genealogists, archive students, and postgraduate researchers who wish to acquire or improve their skills in reading and transcribing medieval and early modern documents from English archives, relating to both national and local subjects.

• Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid

• Latin for Local History: An Introduction

  A book by Eileen A. Gooder.

• Latin for the Illiterati : Exorcizing the Ghosts of a Dead Language

  A book by Jon R. Stone.

• Latin Genealogical Word List | Learn | FamilySearch.org

• Latin in Parish Records

  Article by Alison U. Ring.

• 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.

• More Latin for the Illiterati: A Guide to Everyday Medical, Legal, and Religious Latin

  A book by Jon R. Stone.

• The Latin Translator

  Professional low-cost Latin-English translations.

• UK Professional Genealogist, English and Latin Translations - Simon Neal

  Transcription and translation of English and Latin documents, such as wills, inventories and deeds.