From the mid 1800s until the 1920s ... The Palmer Method became the most popular style of cursive writing in the United States. A few schools in this area used a style of cursive known as the ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with the “superpower” of reading cursive to transcribe some 2 million pages ...

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life.

While plenty of people still sign their name in cursive, being able to read or write it is a different story. If you’re one of the dwindling number who can decipher this type of writing ...

In today’s time, we typically write in print format, but I remember a time when writing in cursive was a requirement. Cursive handwriting has long been cherished as a hallmark of eloquence and ...

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 ...