"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 ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: Reading cursive. You can sign up online.

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 ...

The National Archives uses Citizen Archivists who volunteer to help transcribe such materials. The ability to read cursive handwriting is helpful but not essential. “We create missions where we ask ...

And I think all cursive writing should be taught in schools as a basic so people can understand our historical documents now, most of our historical documents are all written in handwriting.

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming is being farewelled in a ceremony in Nelson this afternoon. The policewoman died after being struck by a vehicle in central Nelson just after 2am on New Year’s Day.

The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival ... The research into handwriting something versus typing it shows that it is still ...

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 ...