The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
In celebration of the 4th of July, I have written The Declaration of Independence in Anniversary, Simplified, DJS, and Series 90. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing. Attachment: us-declaration-of-independence-anniversary.pdf Attachment: us-declaration-of-independence-simpl.pdf Attachment: us-declaration-of-independence-djs.pdf Attachment: us-declaration-of-independence-s90.pdf (Originally published July 12, 2011.)
Hi everyone, It’s been several months (years? I’ve lost track) since I last posted here. I haven’t done any Gregg since then apart from a few scribblings when I was bored, so my penmanship, which wasn’t great in the first place, is now rusty, and dabbling in several series has made me mix various principles…
How did the American Revolution start? What happened afterwards? This article transcribed by me for the blog in Centennial Gregg discusses some of these events. Attachment: war-begins.pdf
Daniel Webster delivered a speech in Boston on August 2, 1826 as a celebration of the lives of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who had both died on July 4, 1826, 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed. The complete speech can be found in his book Daniel Webster for Young Americans: The…
This article discusses some of the events that were instrumental in leading to the American Revolutionary War, here transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: some-events-leading-to-the-american-revolution.pdf
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Teaching shorthand has been my great passion all my life. Since I retired, I’ve been teaching it on our local high-school’s community education program, off and on, for more than ten years. It has been an ongoing program; however, every time they could not get a sufficient number of students to sign up, they had…
Interests and priorities change, and as such, some blog members have not logged into the blog in a while. For that reason, members that have not logged on at all this calendar year will be removed from the blog and document access. If you’re interested in continuing your Gregg Shorthand Blog access, I will ask…
I received an email from a lady that wants to donate the following shorthand books (pictures are of the actual books, first come, first served): 1. Gregg Speed Studies – Second Edition (Anniversary) 2. Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified Functional Method – First Edition 3. Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified Functional Method – Second Edition 4. Gregg…
This classic by Hans Christian Andersen is presented here, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-teapot.pdf
The city of Dana Point in Southern California was named after American politician and lawyer Richard Henry Dana, who described the area in his book Two Years Before the Mast. The following essay from the book The Idle Man was transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-son.pdf