Reading cursive can now be added to the list of most-wanted skills — at least according to the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

The federal organization tasked with archiving the country’s most precious records and documents is currently looking for volunteers who can read the cursive writing of over 200 years' worth of documents, USA Today reported.

The majority of the handwritten documents that need transcribing are from the Revolutionary War when writing in cursive was the standard form of penmanship, the outlet said.

Suzanne Isaacs, community manager with the National Archives Catalog, explained what the organization is searching for from volunteers. “We create missions where we ask volunteers to help us transcribe or tag records in our catalog,” she told USA Today.

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