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.
At the end of March 2021, the Internet Archive published the Gregg Writer/Today’s Secretary magazine Volumes 6 through 84 (9-1903 through 5-1982). This is the entire run of both magazines, except for Gregg Writer Volumes 1 -5 (4-1899 through 8-1903). The good news is that you can download images for all magazines through 1961. You…
American author, Pulitzer Prize and Presidential Medal of Honor winner James A. Michener, well known for his novels, also wrote short stories, non-fiction essays, and articles. In this article from 1955, Michener talks about his impressions of Afghanistan. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: afghanistan-meeting-place-of-nations.pdf
Sage words by movie, television, and Broadway star Mary Martin — I transcribed them in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: the-best-advice-i-ever-had.pdf
In his book Journey into America, the renowned American botanist, naturalist, and author Donald Culross Peattie exposes his interpretation of the United States of America. The book is written under the device of being an introduction of Mr. Peattie’s country to a German friend named Baldor. At the same time, he attempts to express his…
American poet and educator Archibald Rutledge describes the habits of some wild pack animals in this essay, here transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: sentinels-of-the-wilds.pdf
This entertaining story was based on a real event that happened to the Captain of this ship. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: man-overboard.pdf
This very moving article by American Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, writer, and journalist Virginius Dabney, published 90 years after the signing of the surrender documents of General Lee after the Battle of Appomattox Court House, describes the events surrounding one of the last battles in the American Civil War. The signing itself occurred at McLean House…
This is an interesting account of what happened when a company town was sold to its tenants. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: a-home-town-is-born.pdf
There are many ways of fishing, however, American author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck preferred the Parisian style of fishing. In this essay, he describes with his unique perceptive and in humorous fashion, how different it is from the American and British styles of fishing; here presented in Anniversary Gregg and transcribed by me…
Here is the well-known “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet, transcribed by me in Anniversary. I’ve used a Sharpie Roller 0.5 mm pen which has a slightly thicker line than I’m used to, but of all the pens I’ve tried out this is the only one that never skips. Attachment: to-be-or-not-to-be.pdf