Being able to read the longhand script is a huge help because so many of the documents are written using it. “It’s not just a matter of whether you learned cursive in school, it’s how much ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – America’s premiere record-keeping department is looking for volunteers who are familiar with the dying art of cursive handwriting. The National Archives has around 300 ...

The ability to read cursive handwriting is helpful but not essential. “We create missions where we ask volunteers to help us transcribe or tag records in our catalog,” Isaacs said. To ...

Being able to read the longhand script is a huge help because so many of the documents are written using it. “It’s not just a matter of whether you learned cursive in school, it’s how much ...

And I think all cursive writing should be taught in schools as a basic so people can understand our historical documents now, most of our historical documents are all written in handwriting.

Reading longhand script can help, but it is not required for some of the records. Revolutionary War pension records have a “no cursive required option,” where volunteers can help tag the ones ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Wednesday, “All Indiana” Hosts Cody Adams and Felicia Michelle faced off to see who has the best cursive handwriting. In an age where cursive handwriting is becoming ...

These records, ranging from Revolutionary War pensions to immigration files, require deciphering cursive script, a skill increasingly rare in the digital age. Volunteers, called Citizen Archivists, ...