Volunteering to Read Cursive for the LOC

Many thanks to Ms. Sarah for letting me know that the Library of Congress is seeking volunteers who can read cursive!

Crowdsourcing Helps to Unlock the Mystery of Cursive

The children found this project to be very interesting and fun! Of course, first I had to teach them about the long s.

We are working on the Frederick Law Olmstead Papers. Frederick Law Olmstead was the architect who designed Central Park! This is the family's "House expense book," and we are working on transcribing pages for June & July 1827.

The children were so excited when we found a long s in "seamstress"!