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*[ | *[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://www.findmypast.com/blog/help/tips-for 11 Tips For Reading Old Handwriting] findmypast blog. | |||
*[https://aweekofgenealogy.com/theres-an-ai-for-that-transcribing-handwriting/ There’s an AI for That: Transcribing Handwriting] by Dr. Margaret McMahon Jan 20, 2024. aweekofgenealogy.com | |||
*[https://blogs.archives.qld.gov.au/2024/01/23/lost-in-translation-not-anymore-navigating-handwritten-documents-with-ease/ Lost in translation? Not anymore! Navigating handwritten documents with ease] 23 January 2024. Queensland State Archives. | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180611151739/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, now archived. | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800 A practical online tutorial] The National Archives, Kew. | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800 A practical online tutorial] The National Archives, Kew. | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-read-elizabethan-secretary-hand Tips and resources for reading Elizabethan secretary hand] Article Id: 1497 April 20, 2020. FamilySearch Help. "Secretary hand" developed in Europe during the early 16th century (1500s) as an easily legible style of handwriting for court and other government business. | ||
*[http://www.niarchive.org/directory/uploads/8872c70b-e26a-47d5-8d9d-7c1180106d61/Copperplate_Victorian%20Handwriting.pdf Copperplate Victorian Hand Writing] Causeway Museum Service | :[https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/help/handwriting#!/lang=en&title=Alphabet%20(Secretary%20Hand) Handwriting Helps: English], a FamilySearch indexing Help page, with links to a Guide. | ||
*[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> | :[https://web.archive.org/web/20211217020420im_/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032564/uploads/attachments/0683A000007SxXBQA0_Given%20Name%20Handwriting%20Abbreviations%20-%20mostly.jpg Images: Given Name Handwriting Abbreviations – mostly] from John Empoliti uploaded to FamilySearch Community. Click on an image to enlarge. | ||
*[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. | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/2016*/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>, now an archived webpage at archive.org. Click on the date March 30, 2016 to access, and note it is 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://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. | *[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. | ||
*[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish Handwriting] Website offering assistance in understanding historical documents written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. There is a | *[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish Handwriting] Website offering assistance in understanding historical documents written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. There is a "Palaeography Poser" taken from an old manuscript which helps test your skills (answers given!). With links to Tutorials, including a one hour basic tutorial on Secretary Hand. From National Records of Scotland. | ||
*[https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cursive+alphabets&client=firefox-b&dcr=0&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjot66z1uTZAhWE6qQKHQ1dAc0QsAQISQ&biw=1366&bih=654 Examples of different handwriting styles] Google Search | |||
*[https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/ English Handwriting Online 1500-1700: an online course], with links to 28 Lessons, with difficulty rating 1 to 5, based on documents from Cambridge University Colleges, with transcriptions provided. A CERES COPIA project (Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service (CERES)). | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:17, 17 August 2024
The technical term for reading old handwriting is palaeography.
In order to transcribe handwritten records accurately, the family historian needs to develop some skill in this area.
Useful websites
- Tips for reading old handwriting Help & Advice Centre, Ancestry
- 11 Tips For Reading Old Handwriting findmypast blog.
- There’s an AI for That: Transcribing Handwriting by Dr. Margaret McMahon Jan 20, 2024. aweekofgenealogy.com
- Lost in translation? Not anymore! Navigating handwritten documents with ease 23 January 2024. Queensland State Archives.
- Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten Documents NSW Government State Archives and Records website, now archived.
- Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800 A practical online tutorial The National Archives, Kew.
- Tips and resources for reading Elizabethan secretary hand Article Id: 1497 April 20, 2020. FamilySearch Help. "Secretary hand" developed in Europe during the early 16th century (1500s) as an easily legible style of handwriting for court and other government business.
- Handwriting Helps: English, a FamilySearch indexing Help page, with links to a Guide.
- Images: Given Name Handwriting Abbreviations – mostly from John Empoliti uploaded to FamilySearch Community. Click on an image to enlarge.
- Copperplate Victorian Hand Writing Causeway Museum Service, now an archived webpage.
- A Guide to Reading Old Handwriting in relation to Postal History by allanoliver1937@msn.com, now an archived webpage at archive.org. Click on the date March 30, 2016 to access, and note it is a download which you may need to locate in your downloads folder.
- Deciphering Old Handwriting by Sabina J. Murray
- Brigham Young University Script Tutorials Guidance in deciphering old handwriting styles. Languages covered include English, German, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
- Scottish Handwriting Website offering assistance in understanding historical documents written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. There is a "Palaeography Poser" taken from an old manuscript which helps test your skills (answers given!). With links to Tutorials, including a one hour basic tutorial on Secretary Hand. From National Records of Scotland.
- Examples of different handwriting styles Google Search
- English Handwriting Online 1500-1700: an online course, with links to 28 Lessons, with difficulty rating 1 to 5, based on documents from Cambridge University Colleges, with transcriptions provided. A CERES COPIA project (Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service (CERES)).