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Tips for reading old handwriting

February 11, 2018February 11, 2018 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

A lot of our older membership books are handwritten so they can be tricky to read. These are some free resources to help you practice palaeography - the study of ancient and historical handwriting.

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