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.
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…
The 1951 transcription is written in a decades-old shorthand style
Traveling by stagecoach to Virginia City, NV, Mark Twain and his companions watched eagerly for a glimpse of the fleetest messenger of the day, the Pony Express. Here is his description from his book Roughing It, and written for the blog in Centennial Gregg by me. Attachment: the-pony-express.pdf
Figure skating is a very popular sport around the world, and part of its popularity is due to the achievements of Dick Button, two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time World champion (1948–1952), and the only non-European man to have become European champion. Button was the first skater to successfully land the double axel jump…
The airplane has been called “the backbone of transportation” in Alaska. Scheduled flights over established routes connect all cities and towns. Daring bush pilots fly their own planes anywhere at any time, often to remote areas far off the regular routes. In this selection from his book Alaska, the Forty-Ninth State, Willis Lindquist describes the…
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You may recall that my mother, Astrid F. Gescheidt/Ramsey, wrote the original shorthand for The Gregg Writer and other Gregg publications for many years. I’m contemplating publishing a memoir about her Gregg connections, not the least of which was meeting my Dad, who also worked there. I’d be grateful for any suggestions/queries, in posts or by…
https://www.reddit.com/r/shorthand/ just started a quote for the day challenge. Format still very experimental. List of quotes given for the week, then people either do several at once, or one quote per page in several systems. State whether you want comments or not. It’s neat seeing different people write the same thing in the same system….
I put quotes at random in my calendar. It’s eerie how often the quote of the day applies to what actually happens. Comments welcome. If you can’t read it, then Future Me won’t be able to either.
I made some cheat cards for the theory bits of DJS: I tried to capture everything beyond the basic alphabet, organized by chapter, lesson, and paragraph. Please let me know about mistakes or other improvements you can think of 🙂 Attachment: GreggDJSCheatCards_01042000.pdf