SIMON: ...Our theme music. If you can read this cursive writing, the National Archives wants you. During the American Revolution... SIMON: ...One of the few ways ...

National Handwriting Day, celebrated on January 23rd, honors the artistry and personal touch of handwriting. Established in 1977 to recognize John Hancock's iconic signature, this day highlights ...

If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member. Raise your hand if you’re one of the remaining few who can still read cursive! It’s a dying art in the age ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at ...

Entrepreneurs in the US, Mexico and Canada worry that even a short trade war could push up prices and cost jobs. The US central bank keeps its key interest rate unchanged as it faces significant ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WVII) -- A Maine bill looks to bring back a classroom requirement from years past: learning how to write in cursive. The bill was submitted by Representative Joseph Underwood ...

In an age where cursive handwriting is becoming less common in schools, the National Archives is taking action to preserve and make historical documents more accessible to future generations. Many ...

If you're one of the shrinking amount of Americans who can read cursive, the National Park Service and the National Archives could use your skills. The loops, swoops, and wiggles of what was once the ...

If you have expertise in reading cursive, then there’s an opportunity ... more than 200 years’ worth of U.S. documents. A team within the federal agency is looking for volunteers to read ...