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ways to get familiar with handwriting of individuals. Some suggestions follow: | ways to get familiar with handwriting of individuals. Some suggestions follow: | ||
LETTERS | LETTERS | ||
*Try to recognize one letter at a time. In the samples that follow here, over each handwritten letter has | *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. | ||
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. | ||
*Try to find in the document something that you already know, such as the date or the name of the place | *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. | ||
where the record was created. This will help you recognize the letters of this particular writing. | *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 | ||
*If you do not know the date, check in other places of the document where this may appear such as at the | *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. | ||
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]] | ||