Historical clue formulations

• Writing in script, nowadays — 2021-12-06
• Writing letters, it's said — 2021-08-21
• Conversation, some say — 2019-05-03
• Letter writing, they say ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle — 2016-07-28
• Skill that no one has anymore — 2010-06-07
• Calligraphy, some say — 2009-07-03
• Letter writing, some say — 2007-11-02
• Skill often touted but rarely seen — 2004-04-10
• Carving arrowheads, nowadays — 1998-08-12