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Reading old handwriting

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Reference to an online palaeogrphy tutorial
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.

The National Archives has an excellent on-line tutorial for beginners at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography]


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