Putting pen to paper is fast becoming a lost art, with once carefully-crafted calligraphy being replaced by typed text. And that change means some of New Zealand's oldest hand-written documents, stored at the national archive, are too hard for most people to read. At Archives New Zealand, hours upon hours are spent taking photos and jotting down notes - all to uncover little pieces of family history. http://bit.ly/2SoSWkJ http://bit.ly/2SoSWkJ+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra