The Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is offering a two-week course in reading German script to be held June 6 – 17, 2011.
Upon completion of the course participants will be able to read and
transcribe 17th-20th century texts written in German script; Medieval
texts will not be studied. Participants will be able to identify
abbreviations used in 17th- and 18th-century texts and will know where to reference less frequently used ones. We will discuss the development of
script from Roman times until the abolition of German script in 1943. You
will also learn about different calendar and dating systems used
throughout the centuries.
This intensive course on learning to read German script has been taught
for over 40 years and is the only course of its kind in the country. The
course is taught by Dr. Paul Peucker and Lanie Graf, both experts and
experienced instructors in reading and writing German script.
For more information contact Claire Klatchak, Moravian Archives, at claire@moravianchurcharchives.org or visit the website at www.moravianchurcharchives.org/germanscript.php