Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Palaeography, some suggested website links

Palaeography, some suggested website links (reply)

Jefff — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:22:53 +0000

Various Palaeography tutorial sites:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/

http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/conventions.html

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/old-english-letters.htm

Dictionary of Old Occupations & Trades
http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html

Hope this helps, J

Palaeography (reading old handwriting) (reply)

Roughyedbach — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:07:30 +0000

Thanks for sharing Sue :-)

Palaeography (reading old handwriting)

SUE LAWTON — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:14:33 +0000

If anyone has some difficulty reading old wills and documents at the Records Office- and I think most of us do-on the National Archives site, there's good tutorials and lots of interactive exercises which I have only discovered today.(You all probably discovered them years ago!)
Go to NA Home - Research & Learning - Research guides - In-depth learning guides - Palaeography.It's great fun and very informative and helpful.

Expect you'll all be experts this time next week.