Genealogy Resources
Language Tools
-
Family History Library Letter Writing Guide. Guide to
writing genealogical requests in various languages.
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Family History Library Wordlists. Wordlists to help
translate church and vital records.
- Google
Language Tools. Includes a Web page translation tool and a
list of Google sites for other countries.
- Google Translate.
Translates as you type.
- Leo.com. An online
directory to language dictionaries and translation tools.
- Polly Glotto.
Tool to translate genealogical terms from 13 languages and hear
the translation.
- Search Engine Watch.
To locate search engines that are coded in different languages.
- Shea, Jonathan D. and William F. Hoffman. Following the
Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide. Teaneck, New
Jersey: Avotaynu, 1994.
- Systran Language
Technologies. Has a translation engine. Type in any language
and get a translation to any other language. Translate a full
Web page when you provide the URL.
-
Text to Speech. Write something in the text box and then
click on "Say it," and you will hear whatever language you
choose. You can also choose the voice you prefer to hear.