That was one great site to give us. I had just finished deciphering a name that a cousin researcher thought to be Horace (Horras) and making a copy of it, tracing over it, I found to be Thomas. It's amazing what a little thing like this can mean. Thanks again for sharing. It is definitely a bookmark for me. Antoinette waughtel@oz.net http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/savannah/252/homepage.htm bookstorelady wrote: > This came from another list... but I spent a good half hour reading and > messing with this site. so am passing it on to you. > > <snip>, this site has examples of old handwriting ...perhaps this would > > help? > > > > http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html > > > > Rose-Anne <the submitter> > > Darilee < the forwarder>