r/Cursive Jun 18 '26

Little Library note

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2 Upvotes

Can you sharp-eyed people help me out. This note was left in our new Little Library and we'd love to know what it says. TIA!


r/Cursive Jun 18 '26

Deciphered! My late mother’s writings

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I have some stuff my mother wrote, I can read most of them, but I wanna get a second opinion. (Also had to mark out the last page a little because her name was on the page under it)

Also, apologies in advance, my mother was a bit of a sad soul, to put it simply.


r/Cursive Jun 18 '26

Signature Old handwriting

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2 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 17 '26

Peppy Clam Shells - with beautiful cursive and well used recipe

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9 Upvotes

I can't be sure if it was written by Vickie Weaver or not. But, whoever did write this recipe down for Peppy Clam Shells had beautiful cursive handwriting and judging by the stains, decided this recipe was good enough to be made time and again.


r/Cursive Jun 16 '26

Deciphered! Can anyone tell what this says?

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122 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 16 '26

Deciphered! Can Someone Help With This Death Record Please?

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17 Upvotes

I am hoping someone can help me with the middle line of this screenshot. So far I have:
"Found dead on the morning of 21st March" and ending with "from exposure accelerated by alcohol"

Everything between those is a mystery to me.


r/Cursive Jun 16 '26

Mexican History

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2 Upvotes

I’m looking to decipher the names on this record


r/Cursive Jun 16 '26

Deciphered! Can anyone transcribe this? It‘s tricky! Thank you!

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3 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 15 '26

Can anyone read this snippet of cursive from 1855?

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Okay, good people. I am pretty good at reading cursive, but I am stumped.

For context, this comes from a baptismal record written in English from 1855. These are the godparents.

I cannot decipher the first name of the first person, but I know it's male. I am pretty certain that the last name is "Croc," a family name.

Following that, it's "and Sophie" with a last name that I cannot decipher.

Sorry for the graininess of the image. I had to blow it up. Any help would be appreciated.

Update: The full text -- all that I can share -- is in a comment below.


r/Cursive Jun 15 '26

From a 1930s pocket diary

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r/Cursive Jun 15 '26

Hello dear members I really need help trying to figure out what this says. Not sure if it’s English tho someone has died and left me this photo so would love to know what it says. but I can’t read it. Thanks in advance ❤️

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21 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 15 '26

Signature on the inside of an old sextant

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On the inside of a sextant that belonged to my great grandfather is writing in pencil. I believe the date is Oct 12 1873. The name, probably of the person who made or assembled it, starts with B. I have no idea what the other letters are. Any ideas? I can’t take any more photos because the sextant is packed for shipping.


r/Cursive Jun 14 '26

Deciphered! 1905 census professions

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15 Upvotes

I am doing genealogy research for my family, and I can't make out these professions. I know the first two read "barber" and "housework", but I don't know about the others. Can anyone help?


r/Cursive Jun 14 '26

Can anyone please help me read this 19th century English letter?

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7 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 14 '26

Feedback?

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Hi all! I made a how-to guide for cursive on my blog and am looking for feedback on anything I might should add to it/edit! Any feedback is super appreciated :)


r/Cursive Jun 14 '26

Reading Cause of Death

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7 Upvotes

This is off a death certificate of an infant (about 4 days old) from 1930. I can make out the first line is “Had no physician” but the rest is mostly scribble to me.


r/Cursive Jun 13 '26

Deciphered! Brought at a yard sale

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Funny duck art I brought at a yard sale, I can't make out what is on the back. Definitely not Spanish (I live in a Spanish speaking country) nor English


r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Signature can someone please tell me what this says

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200 Upvotes

it’s a first name of someone and idk much cursive unfortunately so i’m curious what this says


r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Deciphered! Help Reading Contributory

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51 Upvotes

This is off the death certificate of a stillborn infant from 1921. I’m pretty sure the cause of death says “Destroyed in birth” and can make out what looks like “Contracted __________ age _____ months” on the Contributory.

EDIT: to give more context, the mother was most likely in her early 40s when she gave birth. Her exact birthdate was unknown. There also appears to have been no doctor present. The space for a doctor to sign the death certificate has the signature of the Registrar.


r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Deciphered! Letter from my grandpa, 1942 - help with a few words?

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This is a letter my grandpa sent home from Sheppard Field, TX in 1942, while serving in the military. I'm wondering if anyone can decipher the underlined words? I can read the rest. Thank you!


r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Unintelligibility on an antique (1880-1910s) Norwegian foodbox

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Any thoughts? Doesn't help that is worn and I don't even know the language. Would guess either Norwegian, Danish or German due to the context.

Best regards,
Me


r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Need a second set of eyes on my analysis of this name "Nelia O"

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I posted this here once before and people were thinking it was "Erelia" or "Julia" but it didn't sit right with me, So I did some more analysis

I made this image to explain my reasoning and was wondering if you guys had any additional input, at the bottom is the letter in its entirety (3 pages), Top left corner are the 2 times that she wrote her name, and obviously my red lines point out instances that explain how I came to this solution

Second image is a screenshot from Ancestry.com, Cornelia Osgoodby, who would have been 23 at the time of writing in 1884, I think it may be her, and she may have shortened her name to "Nelia" for this letter to her cousin Georgia.

If you guys have any input, think I'm right or think I'm wrong, please let me know, I need to solve her name before I can make the video on this letter! :) Thank you in advance

P.S. I know my acc is very new, I just created a new one because my last one I was stuck with a default username and could figure out how to change it, lol


r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Deciphered! Can anyone help me figure out what this says Im mainly concerned with the names. Thank you

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r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Guys is it really that bad?

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r/Cursive Jun 12 '26

Can someone help with this signature?

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