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.
I started making some blog updates this week. During this time, you may find weird behavior, such as posts not being accessible, or the site completely down. Please bear with me. I will make an announcement when everything is back to normal; however, you are always welcome to send me an email if you have…
Katharine Lee Bates, an English professor at Wellesley College, wrote a poem titled Pikes Peak as she was traveling to Colorado Springs by rail to teach a summer course at Colorado College in 1893. The poem was published two years later commemorating the 4th of July, and Bates edited it at various times until arriving…
Written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he had witnessed the bombing of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, MD, here is the original version of the national anthem of the United States, as he penned it, transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Set to the melody to The…
Here is one of Walt Whitman’s most famous poems, transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: i-hear-america-singing.pdf
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