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The National Archives needs volunteers to help transcribe historical documents written in cursive. This citizen-led ...
Learn how the Springwell Senior Center collaborates with the National Archives to preserve cursive script documents for future generations.
The American Philosophical Society in Old City is using AI to transcribe thousands of Revolutionary-era documents.
Do schools in Louisiana still teach cursive writing? Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As we celebrate Independence Day, the National Archives in Washington, D.C. is letting the public view ...
Cursive instruction waned after Common Core Standards were adopted by most states in 2010, but in recent years, cursive ...
Called "The American Story," the new permanent exhibition will guide museumgoers through two million historic documents and artifacts ...
Cursive writing can be faster than writing in print, as continuous strokes allow for a quicker writing speed, making cursive useful for note-taking and other situations where speed is important.
Georgia elementary schools will require cursive writing instruction starting this fall. This change aligns with a national trend of reinstating cursive in school curricula. The new standards ...
Trump administration resumes layoffs, targeting National Archives staff Employees warn of impacts at presidential libraries and on records retrieval.