Do you have difficulty reading old handwriting? This first session of two will give an introduction of Scottish palaeography – specifically the reading of old handwriting.
Looking at old handwriting, in the context of early modern Scottish historical documents (written in the period 1500-1750), the session is aimed at genealogists, historians, and other researchers. The goal being to provide you with knowledge of the skills needed to read the old handwriting found in historic record collections, spanning the 16th to mid-18th centuries.
Records from the National Records of Scotland collections will be used as examples throughout this session.
The records studied in the sessions will include: wills and testaments, personal letters, and government records.
We will focus on:
• the secretary hand alphabet
• letter forms, symbols, and language
Join us to improve your confidence and skills in reading historical documents.
When & where?
This webinar will take place on Zoom on 17th April, 2-3pm UK time with Jessica Evershed.This webinar presentation is part of the programme brought to you by Family Tree Plus.
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About the speaker
Jessica Evershed (BA Hons, Pg Dip) is an Outreach and Learning Archivist at the National Records of Scotland. She has also taught palaeography as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Perfect your palaeography skills!
This is the first of two parts. Jessica Evershed's second part - looking at transcribing skills - will take place on 7 May 2-3pm. Note in your diary also Wayne Shepheard's presentation on 22 May, on reading and transcribing old documents. Attend all three sessions and see how far your palaeography skills will have improved!
