The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival bureau is seeking ...

The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly ...

Reading cursive is a superpower,” said Suzanne Isaacs, a community manager with the National Archives Catalog in Washington, ...

Do you remember the last time you wrote in cursive? Do you still know how to read it? If so, the National Archives is looking ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers to transcribe more than 200 years worth of documents. You can help, even if ...

Two lawmakers have introduced bills that would require students to learn cursive handwriting in Missouri schools.

It's useless and won't help a person survive in the real world. Of course school is full of useless study . . . But in the ...

To date, more than 4,000 Revolutionary War Pension Project volunteers have typed up the content of over 80,000 pages of ...

Jan. 23, is the birthday of John Hancock — the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence — and in a nod to his place in history, it’s also National Handwriting Day. In 2010, a ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S.

A student at Orangethorpe Elementary School practices writing cursive as California grade school students are being required ...