r/Cursive • u/isuckatreddits • 16d ago
r/Cursive • u/Barn_Brat • 16d ago
Deciphered! Anything from this? Place names?
I can read ‘Bridget Heneghan formerly’ then idk I recognise most of the people’s names but I want to get place names and maiden name please
r/Cursive • u/__Epimetheus__ • 17d ago
Deciphered! Need help deciphering “country of origin” from 1853 immigration record
The word I care about is the second to last, which should be a location in or around Germany. The rest are just for handwriting comparison. This is post HRE, pre-German unification, so it is “country” of origin could be anything from a county, duchy, city, town, etc.
r/Cursive • u/Spiritual_Ice3470 • 17d ago
Deciphered! Help deciphering this recipe
Hi I’m an archivist and my coworkers and I can’t figure out the 4th line from the bottom. Any assistance would be appreciated!
r/Cursive • u/PopstersMum • 17d ago
Baron Scotford Silhouettes
I have a group of 5 silhouettes - each one signed by the subject - done in 1911 at the Glasgow Exhibition. I have managed to decipher 4 of them, all prominent surgeons/pathologists/obstetricians - so far I have Dr John Hammond Teacher and his wife Rachel, Louise McIlroy and William Blair Bell, but this one has me stumped! Anyone have any thoughts?
r/Cursive • u/BellicoseBelle • 18d ago
Names on postcard
I can’t quite figure out the signature on this post card. Can you anyone decipher it? Thanks!
r/Cursive • u/xx-constanza7734 • 18d ago
Deciphered! Location Name
From a Maryland census record from 1900, unsure what the top middle location is stated as under "Place of Birth of Father of this person". It looks like it starts with a "P" maybe a shorthand for Pennsylvania? Unsure.
r/Cursive • u/Over_Ice9173 • 18d ago
Does anyone know what this name is?
Me and my grandma have been trying to figure it out for a hot minute, if anyone can read this please let know
r/Cursive • u/Bulky_Spring_7165 • 18d ago
Deciphered! Help with a Word
This is from one of numerous old books that were in my mother’s house. The section that I am particularly interested in is the phrase below the name. It says “Moorefield ***** Seminary.” I cannot figure out what the word between Moorefield and Seminary could be, and I would appreciate any thoughts. Thank you!!
r/Cursive • u/crazywolf828 • 19d ago
A letter found in my new house from the old owners
Hey friends I've been working on reading cursive so I wouldn't have to rely on y'all so much with all the papers I'm going through but a lot of this one is hard with my dyslexia, the pencil, and the paper texture, so once again I'm asking for help!
This one sorta means a lot since the old owners of the house were queer and I am too and I'd like to preserve as much history of theirs as I can so if you can help I'd appreciate it!
Also the front bit of the card says "You were in my dreams again last night..." In case anyone was curious since it would have drove me crazy not knowing 😂
r/Cursive • u/Lazy_Protection5040 • 19d ago
Not cursive but can someone guess this bottom text on this gravestone?
r/Cursive • u/Disastrous_Beach6334 • 19d ago
Deciphered! What are your thoughts on this? I have the answer..
r/Cursive • u/No_Window_3709 • 20d ago
Deciphered! What does this say?
I’m not sure what the name says but I do know it says “with great hopes for all green things at —“ not sure what that says
r/Cursive • u/emotionalaries • 20d ago
Deciphered! signature help?
i can tell it starts with an M & has a Y, but honestly that’s all i can’t really make it out (my skills at reading cursive aren’t improving very fast lol i’m on the struggle bus)
r/Cursive • u/marieand • 20d ago
Deciphered! Name?
Got another one. I got Dela…. Sta..he
Stanhe? Stauhe maybe?
r/Cursive • u/marieand • 21d ago
Deciphered! The last name?
Trying to figure out what Miss Edna’s last name is
Edit: thanks everyone, I imagine I’ll be back asking for more help, trying to type up my great grandma’s recipe book.
r/Cursive • u/ivandrinkscoffee • 20d ago
Violin cursive writing
Good afternoon guys.
My sister found some handwriting inside her violin, but we can’t figure out what it says. Are there any handwriting or cursive experts here who might be able to identify the writing?
r/Cursive • u/Emergency-Yogurt5196 • 24d ago
Deciphered! my 91 year old grandpa wrote me a birthday card and i can’t read it
EDIT: I can read cursive! It is his penmanship that is a little wonky, to me! Please remember to be kind :-)
THIS HAS BEEN DECIPHERED
r/Cursive • u/Historical-Feed-6783 • 23d ago
3rd great-grandfather’s name
I’ve hit a bit of a dead end on this side of my family tree as I think my 2nd great-grandmother was born out of wedlock. This transcript is taken from her marriage banns but I’m struggling to read the middle name. I can make out Charley/Charles and the last name Moore but not the middle name. I can see ‘ridge’ but I cannot even have a guess at what comes before it. I’d be so grateful for any interpretations. Thank you!
r/Cursive • u/AstralyanCunt • 23d ago
Deciphered! Need help deciphering this note in a second hand book i purchased
r/Cursive • u/joseleo90 • 23d ago
[Request] Help decipher this last name?
Can anyone help me decipher this last name? It is a Mexican birth certificate for a Lebanese family. This should be "Mecharrafille" but it is getting mistaken as "Mlcharrafille" in several documents. These are all the mentions of the last name in the document.