OXFORD, NY (WBNG) -- Retired Oxford Academy Music Teacher Merritt Russell was looking for a new hobby. He decided to give writing in American Ornamental Penmanship a try. Merritt Russell found the ...

Handwriting instruction is on the verge of a renaissance. Michael Sull of Gardner, Kan., is a master penman in Spencerian script; past president of the International Association of Master Penmen, ...

Developed in the 1820s by Platt Rogers Spencer (1800-1864), Spencerian script is a beautiful form of penmanship that became the first nationally adopted system of handwriting in America. Long before ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on pens and penmanship. As beautiful writing instruments became more available in the 1800s, an interest in creating beautiful penmanship also ...

Penmanship has always symbolized individuality. Adoring fans of athletes and movie stars wait hours for a personal memento — an autograph. I recall waiting 15 hours for an autographed picture of ...