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*[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  
*[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.
*[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://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.
:[https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/help/handwriting#!/lang=en&title=Alphabet%20(Secretary%20Hand) Handwriting Helps: English], a FamilySearch indexing Help page
:[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.
:[https://community.familysearch.org/s/contentdocument/0693A000006zlRCQAY?language=en_US Images: Given Name Handwriting Abbreviations – mostly]  from John Empoliti  uploaded to FamilySearch Community. Click on an image to enlarge.
:[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/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.
*[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 weekly poser taken from an old manuscript which helps test your skills and  which gives  the site a fresh feel.  (answers given!)
*[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.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




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Revision as of 02:48, 17 December 2021

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

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.