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.
Have you ever wondered how a British national would feel about celebrating the 4th of July in the United States? This very entertaining article by an unnamed reporter from The Times of London will give you an idea. I transcribed it for the blog in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: land-of-hope-and-old-glory.pdf
What do you know about the Gulf Stream? This article by American economist A. H. Z. Carr and transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me describes this phenomenon and its importance. Attachment: blue-river-in-the-sea.pdf
This address by American orator and politician William Jennings Bryan was delivered in 1908 at the Nebraska State Teachers’ Association. Here it is transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-teacher-and-the-cultivation-of-ideals.pdf
From his book, Nerve Control and How to Gain It, Canadian-American journalist Henry Addington Bruce explains the effects of music on mental health. I transcribed it for the blog in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: music-and-health.pdf
Our memory: we sometimes bless it and sometimes curse it. However, what do you know about that part of your mind? Transcribed by me Centennial Gregg, here is what some experts say. Attachment: memo-about-your-memory.pdf
This entertaining article, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by yours truly, highlights that, contrary to what some may think, unexpected visits often result in unexpected rewards. Attachment: we-revived-the-lost-art-of-calling.pdf
Are You Listening?, written in the late 1950s by Ralph G. Nichols and Leonard A. Stevens, is a classic in the area of communication, and it highlights the importance of listening and how people do it. The book is available in archive.org. Here are some excerpts written in Centennial Gregg by me. Attachment: are-you-listening.pdf
A nice hymn by English statesman and poet Alfred Dommet, transcribed by yours truly for the blog in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: it-was-the-calm-and-silent-night.pdf
This extract about the importance of maintaining a relationship between our ancestors and our posterity, comes from American lawyer and statesman Daniel Webster’s Discourse in Commemoration of the First Settlement of New England, delivered at Plymouth on the December 22, 1820. Here it is presented in Centennial Gregg, transcribed by yours truly. Attachment: pride-in-ancestry.pdf
This entertaining story by American fiction writer Alice-Mary Schnirring was later on adapted by Rod Serling into an episode of his TV series Night Gallery. Here it is, written by me for the blog in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-dear-departed.pdf