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Title: Can you read this old german handwriting?
Post by: AcadianJoan on Monday 23 November 09 16:53 GMT (UK)

The attached is the back of a photo that was taken about 1878. I believe the front of the photo is a woman named Anna Strohmeier. Her name after her marriage was Anna Saam. I first posted this on the handwriting deciphering portion of Rootschat. Here is a link to the many posts:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,419115.0.html

We are all stuck at this point. We think it may say "A. Saam (the lady in the photo),  gebohren 4. März 1814" because at one time geboren was spelled with an "h".

However it was suggested that I also post in this forum as some of you may have more experience with old german.

The birth year of 1814 for Anna Strohmeier was discovered long before this photo emerged. That is what led us to believe that this is Anna's picture.

Thank you for viewing this.

Joan

Title: Re: Can you read this old german handwriting?
Post by: Augustine on Monday 23 November 09 19:27 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I read:
A. (Sa--- / S--am / Sa--n?) gebohren 4 Maÿ 1814
Maÿ (May) and not März (March)

Augustine

Title: Re: Can you read this old german handwriting?
Post by: AcadianJoan on Monday 23 November 09 20:39 GMT (UK)

Hmmmm, very interesting.

Thanks!

Joan

Title: Re: Can you read this old german handwriting?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 23 November 09 20:47 GMT (UK)

Quick addition to Augustine's reply, for those who haven't come across this particular usage/letter before:

ÿ was often used in older german writing to denote i

So Maÿ would be written later as Mai => english: May

Bob