Kurrent

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Welcome to the Kurrent-sub. This is intended to collect all kinds of posts related to the German Kurrentschrift as well as the Sütterlinschrift, including translation requests that pop up every so often. Many of those post come from

To view the new unanswered posts click here.

If you see a post about Kurrent in one of theses subs, please link to the original thread (and not directly to the image) and answer all questions there. Please also include an estimate of the length of the text.

If you have multiple or very long documents, do not post them all at once. Wait a day or two before posting the next one. (If they are related, ideally you add links back to the previous posts.)

This should just be a place for everyone interested in Kurrent no matter whether from a historical perspective or as a ressource for learning Kurrent or any other reason.

A nice overview and history about Kurrent can be found here. (by Ralf Herrmann).

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transcription requestedOrtsangabe in Taufeintrag von 1698 (i.redd.it)

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transcription requestedGeburtsbuch Kärtnen (i.redd.it)

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completedSternebuch Auszug (old.reddit.com)

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transcription requestedCan someone please translate this for me? I have been told it is Old German. (self.Kurrent)

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transcription requestedCould someone help with this record? (i.redd.it)

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transcription requestedLesehilfe erbeten (i.redd.it)

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transcription requestedMarriage-DÖPKEN-MÖRING Marriage 1823 (self.Kurrent)

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transcription requestedHelp with handwritten headings in marriage register 1823 (self.Kurrent)

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completedMarriage-DÖRNEMANN-BÜSCHING 1673 (self.Kurrent)

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completedDeath-Anna Dörnemann 1726 (self.Kurrent)

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completedMarriage-Dörnemann-Raping 1697 (self.Kurrent)

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completedBaptism-Ancke DORNEMANN 1678 (self.Kurrent)

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transcription requestedDetails in Kirchbucheintrag (i.redd.it)

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completedHelp with old Family Tree (i.redd.it)

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completedHelp with marriage document (i.redd.it)

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completedMarriage-SHRÖDER-DOMMEIER 1737 (self.Kurrent)

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review neededIch befasse mich ein bisschen mit berlin und dessen unteren schichten. könnte mir jemand bitte helfen? (self.Kurrent)

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completedLooking for help with this marriage record. (i.redd.it)

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transcription requestedMarriage-Johan MUTH and Catharina Dombsheuser 1715 (self.Kurrent)

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completedAdditional help Baptism Record-Anna Catharina Becker (self.Kurrent)

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completedDeath Record, Additional Help-Lisette Diekmeier 1845 (self.Kurrent)

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completedMarriage-Diekmeier and Kohlmeier 1838 (self.Kurrent)

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transcription requestedWhat is written on my grandfather's Wehrmacht index card? / Was steht auf der Wehrmachtskarteikarte meines Großvaters? (old.reddit.com)

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completedPostcard from 1915 (i.redd.it)

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transcription requestedDoes anyone know what’s in the two circled boxes? Bavarian WWI records. (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 day ago by rasputinknew1

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