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==Useful websites==
*[https://support.ancestry.co.uk/s/article/Tips-for-Reading-Old-Handwriting?lang=en-GB Tips for reading old handwriting]Help & Advice Centre, Ancestry:*[https://support.ancestrywww.cofindmypast.ukcom/sblog/articlehelp/Understandingtips-for 11 Tips For Reading Old-Handwriting-4151?lang=en-GB Understanding old handwriting] Help & Advice Centre, Ancestryfindmypast blog.
*[https://archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/useful-tips-for-reading-handwritten-documents/ Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten Documents] NSW Government State Archives and Records website
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800 A practical online tutorial] The National Archives, Kew.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/96 Reading English Handwritten Records] from [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=Getting%20Started&show=lessons&message=true FamilySearch Learning Center]. Covers "Secretary Hand" used in the 1500s and 1600s. The videos may also be viewed using Chrome as a browser, in addition to the browsers specified.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180417171920/http://www.niarchive.org/directory/uploads/8872c70b-e26a-47d5-8d9d-7c1180106d61/Copperplate_Victorian%20Handwriting.pdf Copperplate Victorian Hand Writing] Causeway Museum Service, now an archived webpage.*[http://www.philatelicsannex.org/reference/A%20guide%20to%20handwriting.doc A Guide to Reading Old Handwriting in relation to Postal History] by <nowiki>allanoliver1937@msn.com</nowiki>. A download which you may need to locate in your downloads folder.
*[http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html Deciphering Old Handwriting] by Sabina J. Murray
*[http://script.byu.edu/ Brigham Young University Script Tutorials] Guidance in deciphering old handwriting styles. Languages covered include English, German, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
