Learn how to extract the exact information you need from German church records – without needing to speak German. Whether you are working with column church records or paragraph church records (or both!), you’ll discover where to find – and how to read – the important words that will tell you all about your German ancestor. Get ready to make the most out of any records you find!

Katherine Schober is a German-English genealogy speaker, author, and translator, specializing in the old German handwriting. She is the author of “The Magic of German Church Records” and “Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting”, as well as the creator of the online courses “Reading the Old German Handwriting” and “German for Genealogists”. Katherine lives in Bend, Oregon with her Austrian husband and baby boy, and can be reached via e-mail at katherine_schober@germanologyunlocked.com or at her website https://germanologyunlocked.com/.