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==Useful websites==
==Useful websites==
 
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800 A practical online tutorial] The National Archives, Kew.
The National Archives has an excellent on-line tutorial for beginners at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography]
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=%22Reading%20English%20Handwritten%20Records%22 Reading English Handwritten Records] from [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html FamilySearch Learning Center]. Covers "Secretary Hand" used in the 1500s and 1600s
 
*[http://www.niarchive.org/directory/uploads/8872c70b-e26a-47d5-8d9d-7c1180106d61/Copperplate_Victorian%20Handwriting.pdf Copperplate Victorian Hand Writing] Causeway Museum Service
[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.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>
 
*[http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html Deciphering Old Handwriting] by Sabina J. Murray
[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish Handwriting] Website offering assistance in understanding historical documents written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.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 weekly poser taken from an old manuscript which helps test your skills and  which gives  the site a fresh feel.  (answers given!)
*This [http://hintsandechoes.wordpress.com/tag/spencerian-script/ blog] (hintsandechoes.wordpress.com) contains examples of the  Spencerian script (used in the United States from approximately 1850 to 1925) and the later Palmer script
*[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*[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish Handwriting] Website offering assistance in understanding historical documents written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.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 weekly poser taken from an old manuscript which helps test your skills and  which gives  the site a fresh feel.  (answers given!)






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Revision as of 13:54, 4 October 2014

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