Jim <japatterson@shaw.ca> wrote: In recent times much of my research has taken me to a time in history where past scholars wrote quite differently than today and used fonts and calligraphy styles that I find quite hard or let's face impossible to read with my novice eye:-) Can someone please guide me as to any ways of learning more about this subject so as to better familiarize me with these old texts please, all suggestions welcome. Books and web sites all appreciated.. Jim Patterson-Brewin ------------------------------ Hi Jim A department of Cambridge University has a (free) online course for reading old handwriting: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/ Regards Blanche Charles Wellington New Zealand

I have just discovered an aged relative, Win(n)ifred L Sturman, living in Leicester. She is my Dad's cousin, and is probably in her 90's. She is not in the phonebook, but I know that she is in the 2007 electoral roll. I am desperate to get her address so that I can write to her. I would be very grateful if SKS could look her up in the 2007 electoral roll for me and send me her address. I live in Canada so have no other way to get the info. Thanks very much, Sally in British Columbia

Hi the university in Bergen has an on line course to help one read Gothic scripts, but I dont know if it is also in English, there must be one somewhere if you want I have a Gothic to Modern but it is more for the Germanic languages, but from what I have seen of old English might help regards Terry Norway > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:59:14 +1300 > From: blanchec@paradise.net.nz > To: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LEI] Learning to Read Old Scripts or Text > > > Jim wrote: > > In recent times > much of my research has taken me to a time in history where past scholars > wrote quite differently than today and used fonts and calligraphy styles > that I find quite hard or let's face impossible to read with my novice > eye:-) > > Can someone please guide me as to any ways of learning more about this > subject so as to better familiarize me with these old texts please, all > suggestions welcome. Books and web sites all appreciated.. > > Jim Patterson-Brewin > > ------------------------------ > Hi Jim > > A department of Cambridge University has a (free) online course for reading old handwriting: > > http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/ > > Regards > > Blanche Charles > Wellington > New Zealand > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/