The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival bureau is seeking volunteer citizen archivists to help them classify and/or transcribe more than ...

"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 ...

I preach to my kids to expand their horizons and do things outside of their comfort zones, yet I have been happy behind a computer keyboard tapping out my thoughts and telling others’ stories for ...

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

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 ...

"Back in the day," cursive used to be a right of passage, with cursive letters appearing around the walls of classrooms beginning in the third grade. As of 2024, 24 states — including Florida ...

with cursive letters appearing around the walls of classrooms beginning in the third grade. As of 2024, 24 states — including Florida — require students to learn cursive, according to ...

For years, Missouri lawmakers have tried to make teaching cursive a requirement, but concerns regarding technology and ...

tend to use it only for signing their name -- meaning most people lack practice in reading and deciphering the often dense lettering used in cursive writings. “It’s not just a matter of ...

Get a read on this. The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive to help transcribe more than 300 million digitized objects in its catalog, saying the skill is a “superpower.” ...