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 ...

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

A lot of old records at the National Archives are written in longhand, but fewer people can read cursive. The institution is looking for volunteers to help decipher and digitize them.

Attention! All you older folks (like me) reading this who were taught penmanship in school! The National Archives needs you!!

National Handwriting Day, celebrated on January 23rd, honors the artistry and personal touch of handwriting. Established in ...

There was something thrilling about getting a personal letter, particularly written in someone’s actual hand. Coffee stains, ...

Trump curiously continued this rite of presidential passage by writing a letter to Joe Biden, even as he opted out of other traditions, like attending Biden’s inauguration. History and politics ...

“If you look at Abigail Adams' letters to her husband (President John Adams) and his responses, the cursive is an art form ... Latter-day Saints that offers free genealogical software, searching ...

To memorialize Johnny, a seven-time NHL all-star who was killed alongside his brother Matthew last year by an alleged drunk driver, Meredith got the word “forever” in cursive inked on the side ...

There is also some evidence that learning cursive benefits the brain. “More and more neuroscience research is supporting the idea that writing out letters in cursive, especially in comparison to ...

The National Archives is recruiting volunteers to help transcribe millions of handwritten documents, many in cursive, spanning over 200 years ... FL1 on the Go! Download the free FingerLakes1.com App ...