By The People Transcription Project

An 8 1/2-minute-long video from the Genealogy Librarian of the Spokane Public Library with good tips on reading old handwriting.

A more in-depth video (45 minutes long) from the staff of the Library of Virginia made for their Making History: Transcribe project, which is similar to the Library of Congress' By the People project.

Tips from the family history website, Ancestry.

A blog post by Thomas Jay Kemp from the genealogy website, GenealogyBank.

A blog post written for genealogists from the FindMyPast website, but with many helpful tips and examples.

Five tips from LegacyTree Genealogists to help you tackle difficult to read handwritten documents.

A handout from the FamilySearch wiki by Kori Robbins, AG.

Tips contributed to the FamilySearch wiki by the International Institute of Genealogical Studies.

A blog post with helpful tips and links from the FamilySearch website.

Tips on reading old handwriting from a blog post by Amy Johnson Crow.

A detailed blog post by genealogist Lisa Lisson with some good tips. The down-side to this site is that it has MANY ads on it.

A quick reference guide explaining common letters and symbols used in 19th century script written by the Natural History Museum Archives in the UK.

Best practices and tips for reading historic documents from The National Archives of the United Kingdom.