A Beautiful Example of Gregg in a 1928 Yearbook Entry
And look, no lines!
Really Bad Penmanship – Need Help with Translation
This is a real head scratcher. The writer is now deceased. She learned shorthand back in the 1940s. When she wrote this, she was experiencing a very difficult time in her life. That’s the extent of the information I have. Here’s my best effort at translation so far. Any assistance would be appreciated: maybe need…
Two Outlines That Stubbornly Defy My Efforts to Translate – Any Ideas?
This is a portion of a letter written in 1949 from one sister to another the day after the recipient of the letter gave birth to a little girl. This cropped portion is at the end of a long section addressing childbirth, breastfeeding, etc. I am having trouble translating the two outlines underlined in blue….
Stuck in Translation … Ugh!
So, these are minutes of two county housing authority meetings. I’ve figured out most of it, but a few stubborn blanks remain. Can anybody help? (The pic is the best I can do – the originals are very faint). For the first one, I get: “Notes: ___ contract for the next fiscal year ____.” (I…
Mystery Post-It Notes
These two Post-It notes were recently found on a cork/bulletin board in the office/sewing room of an 88-year-old woman’s home. It is believed she learned shorthand in her late teens/early 20’s …so 1950’s. They appear to be reminders of where she had placed certain important items in her home. I’ve been able to decipher some of…
Stuck in Translation
This diary was written in 1940. She wrote stuff in shorthand that she didn’t want her mom to know about (lol – didn’t we all?) She’s writing about a married man who’s been sniffing around her, taking her for rides and giving her small gifts. On this date, the man (Mr. Carver) took her to…
Miniature Shorthand Book signed by Gregg
I recently came across this adorable miniature Gregg Shorthand book, signed by the man himself. I’m going to be selling it, as I know there are folks out there who collect Gregg signed books. But I wanted to share it with the blog first. I had no idea there were miniature Gregg books published!