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.
The book “Refresher Course in Gregg Shorthand, Diamond Jubilee Series” by Strony, Garvey, and Newhouse has many useful exercises for writers of Diamond Jubilee. In particular are several blocks of outlines that illustrate phrasing, joining-forms (ligatures?), brief forms, and frequently used words and phrases. There are about 1750 items in these blocks, and about 1350…
Harvard Library recently allowed Google Books to scan all Gregg Writer magazine issues in their collection that were not already scanned. (Google Books scanned some full volumes years ago. Those are available through Google Books and the Haiti Trust.) The recent scans include Gregg Writer magazine issues from 1901-1918. These scans include: —Complete Volumes: 4,…
Please help me test a new PDF file that contains ten O. Henry short stories written in Gregg Shorthand. The stories were serialized in 22 issues of the Gregg Writer magazine. All of the stories are in the public domain. This PDF file is not viewable on the Internet Archive viewer. You need to download…
The importance of taking time for meditation was recognized even in the early part of the 20th century, when this small article appeared in many newspapers of the era. Here it is transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me for the blog. Attachment: the-hour-for-meditation.pdf
In this short essay by American journalist Harry Esty Dounce, he rendered a posthumous tribute to his dog. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: some-nonsense-about-a-dog.pdf
This is an interesting short story from the American writer Kathryn Forbes, written in Simplified by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: mama-and-the-idle-roomer.pdf
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