Author: AngelaM

And look, no lines!

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…

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….

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…

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!  

The person who wrote this was interviewing an elderly relative about his (or her?) childhood. The penmanship is really awful. I am also including the draft of what I have been able to decipher so far. The words in bold font are more of a guess than anything. I’d really appreciate any corrections or additions…

This writer was in the military. In this portion his letter, he is complaining about the rank that has been given to him. I’ve been able to translate all of it except a few outlines in this sentence. Here’s what I’ve translated so far: “I told him that I was not giving as much of…

It’s a 1964 book written by some guy named Leslie, who apparently personally knew Gregg. Anybody read it? Worth investing the time?