Records Extraction Guide

About the Guide

If you are interested in learning how to read old French handwriting for the purpose of extracting parish records, you may consult the French Records Extraction Guide. This resource provides basic principles, examples, and practice exercises that will enable you to identify specific parts and characteristics of christening and marriage record entries. The French Records Extraction Guide was first published in 1981 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is now available for download on this website in PDF format.

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	French Records
	Chapter 1: Old Records
	Chapter 2: Christening, Marriage, and Other Entries
	Chapter 3: Marriage
	Chapter 4: Other Entries
	Chapter 5: French Handwriting and Spelling
	Chapter 6: Name Identification
	Chapter 7: Gender
	Chapter 8: Dates
	Chapter 9: Putting it All in Practice
	Appendices Appendix A - French Occupation List Appendix B - Common Abbreviations Appendix C - Answers to Self-Evaluation Exercises