If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S.

A Civil War map in the National Archives in College Park, Maryland reads, “S. E. Missouri, Country Around Ironton” on its ...

The Biden-appointed Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, directed the National ... to civil rights activists and ...

The challenges of reaching back to the period before the Civil War are great, but a host of tools are available if you know where to look. One invaluable resource is The U.S. National Archives.

The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly ...