Decoding 19th-Century Handwriting - Plymouth Antiquarian Society

Guest Post by Sofie Koonce, PAS Intern One of my internship projects is transcribing the Russell family journal. This manuscript was for many years misidentified as the journal of just one person: Catherine Elliott Russell (1840-1916). A closer look reveals that it was kept by multiple members of the Russell family, who would take turns Read more »

Bradford's Manuscript Of Plimoth Plantation

Perseverance - Plymouth Antiquarian Society

Anno 1647. And Anno 1648 - Colonial Society of Massachusetts

Darwin, Francis ed. 1892. Charles Darwin: his life told in an autobiographical chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters [abridged edition]. London: John Murray.

The Antique Penman - Celebrating the history of handwriting

A Brief History of Handwriting - New England Historical Society

Of Plimoth Plantation: An Overview - Colonial Society of Massachusetts

Early American Handwriting - Paleography: Interpreting Handwriting in Genealogical Research - Research Guides at Library of Congress

The Decline of Cursive Isn't Historically as Big of a Deal as Most People Think - Tales of Times Forgotten

Women's History Archives - Plymouth Antiquarian Society

19th century Archives - The Antique Penman

Anno Domini 1637 - Colonial Society of Massachusetts