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.
This story by the American author and educator Brander Mathews was published in 1896 in his book Tales of Fantasy and Fact. It was written in pre-anniversary and serialized in the September 1928 to January 1929 issues of The Gregg Writer. The transcript can be found here (courtesy of Project Gutenberg). Attachment: the-twinkling-of-an-eye.pdf
This story by J. R. Sprague was written in pre-anniversary and serialized in the September to November 1925 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: wayne-waysey-go-getter.pdf
This essay by Mildred McGill appeared in the September 1925 issue of The Gregg Writer and was written in pre-anniversary. Attachment: gold.pdf
Just in time for trick-or-treating, an article about Halloween by Jane L. Hicks written in pre-anniversary that appeared in the October 1928 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: long-live-halloween.pdf
This example of testimony dictation written in pre-anniversary was serialized in the February 1925 to January 1926 issues of The Gregg Writer. The key follows the shorthand plates. Attachment: a-commission-contract-case.pdf
This motivational article from the magazine McCalls was written in pre-anniversary and appeared in the March 1917 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: the-promotion-spirit.pdf
The famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appeared in the December 1910 issue of The Gregg Writer written in Pre-Anniversary. Attachment: christmas-bells.pdf
These selections written in Pre-Anniversary appeared in the December 1910 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: three-christmas-selections.pdf
This selection written in Pre-Anniversary which appeared in the February 1928 issue of The Gregg Writer, discusses the Ruggles Orientator, an early flight simulator that was put into production during World War I. Attachment: the-ruggles-orientator.pdf Below are three pictures of what the machine look like in different flight attitudes: Here is another picture, with Amelia…
These articles show the use of Gregg Shorthand in medical reporting. Their titles are “Basal Metabolism”, “Relation of Heat Production to the Thyroid Gland”, “Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland”, and “Heart Sounds.” They were written in Pre-anniversary Gregg and were published in the September to November 1927 and in the February 1928 issues of The…