Thomas Nuchtern spoon 1753 rt film 102078348 page 390
Translation request, I promise - this is the last Thomas Nuchtern translation ever.
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Good afternoon Kent,
Translation:
[On the] 24th of September 1753, a little daughter of Philipp Heinrich Heilmann, citizen and farmer, from his wife Barbara, née Stockin, was born to the world, so thereafter was baptized and was named Magdal[ena]. Baptismal sponsors are Casp[ar] Lind, citizen and lawyer, with his wife, and Wilhelm Seber, citizen and turner, with his wife. Thomas Nichtern, non-citizen resident, with his wife.
Right margin: + [died].
Comment: Just to break up the monotony, here is a translation of the first part of the same record strictly following word order:
24 September 1753, was Philipp Heinrich Heilmann, citizen and farmer, from his wife Barbara, née Stockin, a little daughter to the world born, so thereafter baptized and Magdal[ena] named was. [The baptismal sponsors statement remains the same.]
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Hi Kent,
Yes, the word-order translation shows that as a translator it's not enough to simply know what each word means but also how to arrange the translation in a way that is understandable to your audience.
Yes, you are in the ball-park. I would say for most of the work I have been doing for you lately, each record takes 10-15 minutes from start to finish (from first reading the record to putting the finished product online). I have been known to spend 1-2 hours on a translation if it's long and complicated and requires some research.
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Robert Seal_1 Very interesting. I can see why you organize the text into a readable format. You deserve a medal or a commendation or a reward or something. Thanks for going the extra mile today. I talked to my brother this afternoon and told him how amazing you are to translate hundreds of records with amazing skills, patience and generosity. I told him how you write everything down longhand and then type the document up after looking for corrections. He asked how long it takes you to do a typical document. I told him 5 minutes to a half hour which is just a guess. (A half hour if you are doing research) Am I in the ballpark? KG
PS. FYI, I have gone through almost all Scholl documents on my website to tighten up the formatting and make each entry easy to read based on main text, baptismal sponsors, notes, right margin and comments. It is much easier to read now.
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Robert Seal_1 Even more impressive than I thought. You told me your motivation is that you are "paying it forward." If so then someone must have been extremely generous to you. I know a lot of public service minded people but most of them receive some recognition. Other than points or badges you don't appear to receive credit. And yet you have helped hundreds if not thousands of people. The only thing I can say is you are both impressive and amazing. KG
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