Excellent Penmanship

[chipsy]

Hello all,

 

Just thought I would share this with all those who appreciate good handwriting when they see it! My grandmother's old school book was uncovered by one of my relatives recently who sent it on to me, and I was struck by how neat and good looking her handwriting was. The book is dated 1930 and she used to go to a convent school in Ireland, apparently they are all taught to write like this ?? :hmm1:

 

Anyway... enjoy!

[MattN]

Ooh, what consistent slant!

[Gran]

Chipsy, your grandmother's writing is lovely. It's a treasure to have such things as their school books. I have a household record of one of my grandmothers. The penmanship of yesteryear is a joy to see.

[R.ticle One]

Impressive! A while ago, my grandmother gave me a school project from decades ago. Two, actually; one about a small Ontario town, the other about the state of trees and their branches during winter. Both were meticulously put together with excellent, clean writing and the careful arrangement of thoughtful diagrams. I think it reflects an emphasis on quality in schooling that's quite different than what we see today. Not to say that today's children are incapable of producing fine projects, but I think that focus has shifted, and with the technological saturation, laziness and over-reliance on machines to do everything has led to diminished creativity and focus (in some ways).

 

Thanks for posting!

 

 

[HDoug]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this.

 

Doug

[gibsona9]

Excellent! I love old notebooks with "vintage handwriting".

 

I was in France one year on business, and bought an old notebook (same era) that had been used for handwriting practice ("l'ectriture"). Beautiful handwriting, just like your grandmothers! Unfortunately, I left it in the hotel room by accident... *sigh*

 

Brian

[chipsy]

I think it reflects an emphasis on quality in schooling that's quite different than what we see today. Not to say that today's children are incapable of producing fine projects, but I think that focus has shifted, and with the technological saturation, laziness and over-reliance on machines to do everything has led to diminished creativity and focus (in some ways).

 

Thanks for posting!

I think you are certainly right about that, people who use computers for the majority of things in their life (job etc) tend to have notoriously bad handwriting, and people just don't send letters anymore - its all about email nowadays! Its a shame people aren't taught to write like this nowadays, and no one cares about hand writing things, because why bother when you can get a computer to do it for you? What will people from the present generation have to hand down to grandchildren? Email printouts? Ha!

 

 

[jpr]

You're very lucky to have a document that has provenance AND character coming from a direct family descendant.

Her handwriting is beautiful. Looks like a stub nib was used on the first few pages! Congratulations on your 'find'.

Edited April 17, 2009 by jpr

[R.ticle One]

What will people from the present generation have to hand down to grandchildren? Email printouts? Ha!

 

:roflmho:

 

Gods, I hope something else. Not to say that I don't use email, but whenever I have the chance, any family and friends get letters on paper.

[Mr Ink]

Chipsy, your grandma had absolutely beautiful handwriting. Wish I could write as neatly as that. Thanks for sharing.

[mcrouse]

Congratulations on your find, what a wonderful way to remember your grandmother.

 

Your grandmother had very nice handwriting! Do you know about what year these pages were written?

 

 

[chipsy]

Congratulations on your find, what a wonderful way to remember your grandmother.

 

Your grandmother had very nice handwriting! Do you know about what year these pages were written?

 

The book is dated 2.12.1930, and she was 15 when she wrote it. That is all I know!

[angeltreats]

Beautiful handwriting and how lovely that you still have it. My mother and her sisters, and my grandmother, also went to convent schools in Ireland (my mother would have been at school in the 1950s) and they all had very similar handwriting to this.

 

I also went to a convent school in Ireland, but by the 1980s handwriting lessons had died out

[Ondina]

I just wanted to add to the crew that it is indeed a beautiful hand, and that you're fortunate to have those family papers.

 

Welcome to the forum, angeltreats.

[typeOnegative]

Very beautiful indeed. Consistent and neat. I am afraid that the appreciation for fine penmanship is disappearing however. Alas.