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Most old records are handwritten. As you search old documents trying to find information for your ancestors, | |||
you may come across a handwritten record that seems impossible to read. Do not get discouraged. There are | |||
ways to get familiar with handwriting of individuals. Some suggestions follow: | |||
LETTERS | |||
*Try to recognize one letter at a time. In the samples that follow here, over each handwritten letter has | |||
been typed its corresponding printed letter. | |||
*Try to find in the document something that you already know, such as the date or the name of the place | |||
where the record was created. This will help you recognize the letters of this particular writing. | |||
*If you do not know the date, check in other places of the document where this may appear such as at the | |||
bottom, next to the signature(s) where the date or the place are repeated; maybe they appear clearer | |||
there. | |||
*If you do not know the place, maybe it appears on the heading of the document where the name of the | |||
place is usually printed | |||
*You may want to take note and maybe make a list of the letters that you have recognized so you can | |||
refer to this list later . | |||
*[[Media:Lica1.pdf|Reading Old Handwriting Made Easy]] | *[[Media:Lica1.pdf|Reading Old Handwriting Made Easy]] | ||
*[[Media:Lica2.pdf|Identifying Handwriting Letters]] | *[[Media:Lica2.pdf|Identifying Handwriting Letters]] | ||