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• The Cheek Family of Alleghany County, NC - Reading Old Handwriting

• The National Archives | Palaeography tutorial (how to read old handwriting)

  United Kingdom. An online tutorial for reading English handwriting appearing in records from 1500 to 1800. Provides tips on how to read old handwriting. Includes interactive tutorials providing practice in reading scanned documents while giving real-time feedback on your accuracy.

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• Victorian Handwriting Chart

  This alphabet chart from an old Victorian book shows the right way to form cursive letters, and common errors for each letter. Very useful for deciphering c19th documents.

• Wikipedia - Long s