As a supplement to this website, the following books may be helpful to learning Kurrent. For additional resources in German, see the Weitere Ressourcen page.
- "Handwriting Guide: German Gothic" from the Family History Library
- Available to download here.
- "Schreiblesefiebel für den Unterricht der Elementarklassen," from Concordia Publishing House.
- Available to download here.
- "Germany Handwriting," Family Search Wiki page.
- Deciphering German Handwriting In German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Vital Records Written in Germany by Roger P. Minert.
- Spelling Variations in German Names: Solving Family History Problems Through Applications of German and English Phonetics by Roger P. Minert.
- Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting by Katherine Schober.
- If I can, you can decipher Germanic Records by Edna M. Bentz.
- Out of print; find it used online.
- A Genealogical and Demographic Handbook of German Handwriting: 17th - 19th Centuries, vol. 1: Births & Baptisms by Norman J. Storrer and Larry O. Jensen.
- Out of print; find it used online.
- The Magic of German Church Records by Katherine Schober.