The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.

The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival bureau is seeking volunteer citizen archivists to help them classify and/or transcribe more than 200 years worth of hand-written historical documents. Most of these are from the Revolutionary War-era, known for looped and flowing penmanship .

People interested in participating can sign up on the National Archives website. If you have expertise in reading cursive, then there’s an opportunity that might pique your interest. The National Archives is looking for someone who can transcribe (or classify) more than 200 years’ worth of U.S. documents.

Get a read on this. The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive to help transcribe more than 300 million digitized objects in its catalog, saying the skill is a “superpower.” The penmanship style has become almost obsolete as typing and texting take over.