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.
Around the second half of the 14th century, the time of the Hundred Years’ War and the Black Death, Gaston III ruled the county of Foix and the viscounty of Béarn which separated from France, both located in the Pyrenees bordering Spain. On the Spanish side, the Kingdom of Navarre and the Kingdom of Aragon…
This is a popular Slavic folk tale, transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-twelve-months.pdf
Willa Cather wrote this story under the pseudonym Elizabeth L. Seymour for the magazine Home Monthly, where she was the managing editor. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-burglars-christmas.pdf
This poignant story by Nathaniel Hawthorne reminds us of the importance of family and the consequences of life choices. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: john-inglefields-thanksgiving.pdf
Erik Weisz, otherwise known as Harry Houdini, was known for his famous stunts and escapes, and his performances entertained all over the United States and beyond. His life was portrayed in film by Tony Curtis. He died on Halloween (October 31) in 1926. The official cause of death was peritonitis, however, the circumstances relating to…
From the book Birds and Bees by John Burroughs, here are a few excerpts describing honeybees, transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-honeybee.pdf
One of the greatest scientists of all time, Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de’ Galilei lived during the 16th and 17th centuries. His scientific contributions have a profound impact in modern science, not only because of his specific discoveries in physics and astronomy, but by the methodical way he approached his research, forming the basis of…
Written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he had witnessed the bombing of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, MD, here is the original version of the national anthem of the United States, as he penned it, transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Set to the melody to The…
Pierre Loti, nom de plume of French Navy Captain Louis Marie-Julien Viaud, was not only an officer but a writer as well. Born in Rochefort on the west coast France in 1850, his house located on a street there that bears his name, is currently a museum noted for its exotic and original style décor…
Here is another entertaining essay by Elbert Hubbard, this time about butterflies, transcribed by yours truly in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: the-butterflies.pdf