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Primary Sources for Online Learning

Online Resources for Transcription and Reading Old Handwriting

DIY History: Transcription Tips, University of Iowa Libraries

English Handwriting Online 1500-1700, University of Cambridge

Handwriting, Context and Archival Transcription, Special Collections and Archives, University of Limerick

Handwriting in the Civil War, Sullivan Press

Learn to Read Secretary Hand, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University

Palaeography: Reading Old Handwriting, 1500 - 1800, The National Archives (UK)

Reading Old Documents: Handwriting (video tutorial), RootsTech by FamilySearch

Transcription Tips, National Archives and Records Administration (US)

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