If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S.

House Bills 346 and 375, sponsored by State Representatives Renne Reuter and Peggy McGaugh, aim to make learning the handwriting technique a requirement.

A lot of old records at the National Archives are written in longhand, but fewer people can read cursive. The institution is ...

Two lawmakers have introduced bills that would require students to learn cursive handwriting in Missouri schools.

Handwriting (symbols) was first used in 3100 BC for list making. It was a counting of beer rations for workers.

If you’re one of the dwindling number who can decipher this type of writing, the National Archives is hoping you have some ...