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.
Last night (14 February) numerous blog password reset messages were sent by WordPress. The messages were similar to this: Someone has requested a password reset for the following account: Site Name: Gregg Shorthand Username: <Your Username> If this…
Hello, it has been a while so my shorthand skills are very ugly… So this post with a René Diderot text is a way to reconnect with the shorthand world. I will maybe remake it later… 🙂 Une tentative d’écriture après une longue absence… Je me jette à l’eau après moultes hésitations… Je le referais…
Here is a lovely English tale transcribed in Centennial Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-stars-in-the-sky.pdf
Around the second half of the 14th century, the time of the Hundred Years’ War and the Black Death, Gaston III ruled the county of Foix and the viscounty of Béarn which separated from France, both located in the Pyrenees bordering Spain. On the Spanish side, the Kingdom of Navarre and the Kingdom of Aragon…
This entertaining letter was written by French writer Paul-Louis Courier while he was in Italy to his cousin in Lille, France. I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: to-mrs-pigalle.pdf
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The following Gregg Anniversary Shorthand books published in 1930 are now in the public domain in the United States: -Gregg Shorthand Dictionary -Gregg Shorthand Phrase Book -Graded readings in Gregg Shorthand -Teacher’s key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand There are a few other less important books that I have not listed above that are…
The Gregg Writer volume 33 (1930-31) is currently available to download as a PDF file through Google books at the link at the bottom of this post. It is missing the index. There are also a few missing pages (203-204 “stenography in the office” article.) There are duplicates of pages 202 & 205. In addition, several…
One of our blog members, Peter Meggison, who is a former Gregg Shorthand teacher, has put a number of his shorthand books up for sale. Click here for a complete list with the price (not including shipping). If anyone is interested, please let me know using the About … Contact link of the blog and I’ll…
This is a beautiful New Year’s story by American writer and educator Ellen Robena Field Smalley that I transcribed in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-little-new-year.pdf