Reading and writing in cursive is becoming somewhat of a lost art, a trend that began with the introduction of the typewriter. Today, some states are reintroducing cursive into public school curricula, but the skill is now considered a “superpower,” at least according to Suzanne Isaacs with the National Archives.
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The Washington, D.C., agency is currently seeking “citizen archivists” who can read cursive, and thus help decipher archival documents ranging from Revolutionary War records to 19th-century immigration papers and the 1950 census.

👉 There's no application to apply. You can spend as little as a few minutes a week volunteering your time from home (or anywhere!). Find out more at: https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/get-started-transcribing

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