"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report ...

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 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 ...

Also read: Is cursive a dying art? If passed, it would mandate that cursive writing is taught in all Maine elementary schools. Underwood says he was approached by a constituent with the proposal ...

Cursive seems to be a lost art, but there’s an opportunity for history enthusiasts, who also still value the traditional handwriting style. The National Archives is looking for volunteers to ...

The federal organization tasked with archiving the country’s most precious records and documents is currently looking for volunteers who can read the cursive writing of over 200 years' worth of ...

If you can read this particular type of handwriting ... cursive is a dying skill among the population. While some schools still teach it, it's rare that anyone would actually use it outside of the ...

WASHINGTON — Reading cursive writing ... learning the old-fashioned writing style, tend to use it only for signing their name -- meaning most people lack practice in reading and deciphering ...

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.