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Handwritten Manuscripts
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Deciphering handwritten documents is fast becoming a lost art.
You can help Picture Ipswich by transcribing these letters, diaries, business records, school & burial registers.
Transcribing the collection will allow the information within to become discoverable when searching Picture Ipswich.
To view completed transcriptions, select either 'Transcription' (for writing appearing in table form), or 'Text' (for non-tabled writing).
References (online)'Handwriting - tips for reading handwritten documents', NSW State Archives & Records'Tips for Reading Old Handwriting', Ancestry Support'Palaeography: reading old handwriting', The National Archives (UK)'How to read old handwriting', Who Do You Think You Are? magazine'QCursive'
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