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!!

A student at Orangethorpe Elementary School practices writing cursive as California grade school ... Christ of Latter-day Saints that offers free genealogical software, searching and access ...

By 2010, the Common Core teaching standards emphasized keyboard skills (once taught as “typewriting”) and no longer required handwriting on the presumption that most of the writing students would do ...

Though sometimes the oldest writing is the easiest to read, said Cantrell. “If you look at Abigail Adams' letters to her husband (President John Adams) and his responses, the cursive is an art ...

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 ...

However, the greatest benefits to both memory and learning new words, are just tied to writing, and not using cursive over print. The PopSci team has tested hundreds of products and spent ...

shironosov/Getty Reading cursive ... when writing in cursive was the standard form of penmanship, the outlet said. Patrick Donovan/Getty Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ...

Many of the documents date back to the 1700s, meaning they were written in cursive - a style of writing which only certain people have the skill to crack. Even AI hasn't got a knack for it (yet). The ...

Participation is open online, providing an opportunity to learn cursive, contribute to historical preservation, and uncover fascinating details from America’s past. Get the latest headlines delivered ...

If you have expertise in reading cursive, then there’s an opportunity that might pique your interest. The National Archives is looking for someone who can transcribe (or classify) more than ...