While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

Do you remember the last time you wrote in cursive? Do you still know how to read it? If so, the National Archives is looking ...

"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report ...

Musicians tend to soften with age. It's the natural way of things. Bands usually start as collectives of friends with fires ...

SIMON: ...Our theme music. If you can read this cursive writing, the National Archives wants you. During the American Revolution... SIMON: ...One of the few ways ...

The creator of a pen pal project that has drawn tens of thousands of participants across the globe chats about her new book, ...

And the advances continued as written languages were developed around the world, alphabets ... learning and writing our letters. When I was in school, we learned cursive around 3 rd grade; after ...

Today, many of our communications are written digitally, but handwriting still has an important place in our lives. The earliest-known writing dates back to around 3500 - 3100 BC in Mesopotamia, ...

Though sometimes the oldest writing is the easiest to read, said Cantrell. “If you look at Abigail Adams' letters to her husband (President John Adams) and his responses, the cursive is an art ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WVII) -- A Maine bill looks to bring back a classroom requirement from years past: learning how to write in cursive. The bill was submitted by Representative Joseph Underwood ...

Cursive seems to be a lost art, but there’s an opportunity for history enthusiasts, who also still value the traditional handwriting style. The National Archives is looking for volunteers to ...

The federal organization tasked with archiving the country’s most precious records and documents is currently looking for volunteers who can read the cursive writing of over 200 years' worth of ...