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

A lot of old records at the National Archives are written in longhand, but fewer people can read cursive. The institution is ...

The National Archives' Citizen Archivist program is recruiting volunteers to help transcribe thousands of documents in its ...

Jan. 23, is the birthday of John Hancock — the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence — and in a nod to his place in history, it’s also National Handwriting Day. In 2010, a ...

Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives' digital catalog more accessible ...

Sometimes, though, the oldest writing is the easiest to read ... Not only was I brushing up on my cursive, but my old English as well,” she said. The Archives' Isaacs is clear that volunteers ...

With the ability to read and write cursive becoming more rare, the National Archives is looking for some important volunteers.