Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority from the Revolutionary War era are handwritten in cursive – requiring people who know the flowing, looped form of penmanship.

"It's easy to do for a half hour a day or a week,” Suzanne Isaacs, community manager with the National Archives Catalog, said

On Wednesday, “All Indiana” Hosts Cody Adams and Felicia Michelle faced off to see who has the best cursive handwriting. In an age where cursive handwriting is becoming less common in schools, the National Archives is taking action to preserve and make historical documents more accessible to future generations.

The National Archives is recruiting volunteers to help transcribe millions of handwritten documents, many in cursive, spanning over 200 years. These records, ranging from Revolutionary War pensions to immigration files, require deciphering cursive script, a skill increasingly rare in the digital age.