Can anyone transcribe/translate Old German Script?

[Joec03]

I have around 40 or so hand written postcards of a sailor that served on the SMS Bremen. They're all in old German script. Very curious to read his old notes that he sent home. The SMS Bremen was a fascinating ship that spent most of it's time in American ports. Anyone interested in translating/transcribing the cards for me?

[Ian Morrison]

-this may help you - Sütterlin script link

http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Lese/Alphabet.htm

Cheers, Ian

[Brian L.]

-this may help you - Sütterlin script link

http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Lese/Alphabet.htm

Cheers, Ian

The postcards are almost certainly not in Sütterlinschrift but Kurrentschrift.
Sütterlin was only introduced into German schools in 1915 and didn't enter wide use until the mid to late 1920s.
Unless one speaks German and knows the old rules of German script and the vagaries of how people wrote the letters, it can be difficult to translate Kurrent. Even many Germans can't read it that well.

I wish I had the time to do it. But, 40 postcards is a somewhat time-consuming task.

[Joec03]

Example of one of the cards. Some are short like this one, addressed to his brother. Others are a bit longer.

[Kornel R.]

Liebe Gruesse von
Kingston / Jamaica
sendet dir dein
Bruder
Besten Dank fuer deine
Karte (?) und die
Sechszig....... zig (?)


lovely greetings from
Kingston / Jamaica
send you your
brother
best thanks for your
card and your
....... (? )....

that's all I can read ....
with regards
Kornel

[streptile]

Pretty good Kornel, I'm impressed.

[Gerdan]

# 5

I want to add some words. It starts with

"Viele Grüße.."

The missing word at the end is "aus der Sächsischen Schweiz"

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4chsische_Schweiz

Gerdan

[Joec03]

Thanks a bunch. Here's another if anyone wants to take a crack at it.

[Gerdan]

" Kingston, d.(en) 16.8.1911

Liebe Eltern u.(nd) Geschwister. Sind gestern hier angekomme u.(nd) heute ist Koplen(?).

Fahren dann jedenfalls nach Newport u.(nd) Philidelfia. Euer Paket habe ich nicht erhalten, weil

wir plötzlich von Montreal wegfuhren. - Es grüßt Euch Euer Sohn Willy. A. F. 288"

Gerdan

[Joec03]

Thank you so much for your assistance. I really appreciate it. Here's another.

[Kornel R.]

Pretty good Kornel, I'm impressed.

Thank you Trevor , but the truth is.... Gerdan ist der Meister und ich kann nur ein schlechter Schueler gennant werden .... again an F

best regards
Kornel

[Gerdan]

# 10

" Callao, d. 10.10.1910

Liebe Eltern u.(und) Gesch(wister), habe Richard seine Karte erhalten u.(nd) sage Dank. Wie es scheint, macht Richard immer feste Ausflüge, der hat doch noch von seiner Alpenpartie genug.
Wie schaut es bei Euch denn aus ? Sind bei Euch die diesem Jahr auch zum Militär gekommen? Ich habe Gott sei Dank ein Jahr rum. Sonst geht alles seinen Gang weiter.
Es grüßt Euch Willy"

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

# 11

Kornel thanks a lot for the compliments but sometimes I also have my problems in reading the handwriting...- and sometimes I also need a lot of time to decipher the words.

Best
Gerdan

[Joec03]

I really appreciate everyone who's helping on this. Thank you. Here's one with a message on the front and back.

[Gerdan]

# 14

1) "Habe jetzt auch eine Karte von Onkel Emil aus Schweden erhalten.

Es grüß Euch Euer Sühn Willy. Bitte schreibt bald einmal ob Ihr die Karte erhalten habt."

Gerdan