Finding and Translating Family History Records (when no hables español)

As you trace your family to another county, do you feel you can't continue because you don't speak the language? You can! Here I'll show you what has worked for me from finding help, to finding the records, to translating them yourself.

FamilySearch Research Groups https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/FamilySearch_Genealogy_Research_Groups
FamilySearch Wiki Pages https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Main_Page
FamilySearch Genealogical Word Lists https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Genealogical_Word_Lists
Help Reading Handwriting https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/im-having-trouble-reading-handwriting-on-records
Google Translate https://translate.google.com
Tradukka Translating https://tradukka.com/translate/en/
Ancestry's resources https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Researching-Non-English-Records?language=en_US

0:00 Intro
0:37 Downside of hiring a translator
0:57 Finding low or no cost translators
1:13 FamilySearch Research Groups
1:55 Translating the record yourself
2:37 Difficulty with reading handwriting
3:09 My steps to find and translate documents
3:14 FamilySearch Wiki Pages
5:35 Genealogical word lists
6:55 Chrome web page translations
7:55 Finding foreign records
10:21 Importance of research calendars
10:50 Translating documents with Google Translate or Tradukka
11:25 Sharing these types of documents
12:00 Hints for using Google Translate
12:32 It gets easier after your first document
13:01 Wrap up

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