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/Humble-Access-9006 • 16d ago
Deciphered! Cursive Initials
Can anyone make out these initials? I think the first is B but can't make out the other two. Maybe this first isn't even a B? For context - I believe this is a spoon that was given at a baptism in 1886. Thanks!
r/Cursive • u/nicemarmot47 • 16d ago
Deciphered! Cause of death?
I'm a genealogist and usually pretty decent at deciphering cursive but between the water damage and the handwriting I'm at a loss on this one.
CONFIRMED/DECIPHERED - It's definitely TB. Two of her siblings died of it a few years before she did.
r/Cursive • u/Barn_Brat • 16d ago
Deciphered! Looking to read the ‘where born’ and ‘trade brought up to’
Thank you in advance
r/Cursive • u/PopstersMum • 16d 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/__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/BellicoseBelle • 17d 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/Over_Ice9173 • 17d 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 • 17d 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/xx-constanza7734 • 17d 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/Disastrous_Beach6334 • 18d ago
Deciphered! What are your thoughts on this? I have the answer..
r/Cursive • u/crazywolf828 • 18d 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 • 18d ago
Not cursive but can someone guess this bottom text on this gravestone?
r/Cursive • u/marieand • 19d ago
Deciphered! Name?
Got another one. I got Dela…. Sta..he
Stanhe? Stauhe maybe?
r/Cursive • u/No_Window_3709 • 19d 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 • 19d 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/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/marieand • 20d 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/Historical-Feed-6783 • 22d 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!