Reading Early American Handwriting

Wisconsin Bookwatch, March, 2006

Reading Early American Handwriting

Kip Sperry

Genealogical Publishing Company

3600 Clipper Mill Road, Baltimore, MD 21211

www.genealogical.com

080630846X $29.99 1-800-296-6687

Reading Early American Handwriting is a self-teaching tool designed to help genealogists and historians read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used for genealogical research. Chapters describe techniques for reading early American documents, offer samples of alphabets and letter forms, and define terms and abbreviations often found in early American wills, deeds, church records, and the like. The latter half of Reading Early American Handwriting is devoted to nearly one hundred authentic examples of early American records for the reader to practice analyzing, complete with the author's transcription on the facing page. An excellent and easy-to-use resource sure to quickly familiarize the reader with the nuances of early American handwriting.