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.
Here is an entertaining short story by American missionary Rev. Dr. John van Ess, who lived in Basra, Iraq for almost 50 years, during the early 20th century. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-thief-and-the-qadhi.pdf
From the pen of Spanish novelist Ramón José Sender, some reminiscences of his grandfather, here transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: my-grandfather-was-a-mountaineer.pdf
A previous post described an encounter with an iceberg in high seas, from Two Years Before the Mast, by American lawyer and politician Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Here is another excerpt, this time from Chapter III, describing the crew aboard his ship, the brig Pilgrim. I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment:…
A previous post presented the story behind the historic Saint-Aubin Abbey in Angers, France, and Fulk, its first artist. Here is the original French version, as told by the French politician Albert Thomas, pour mes amis francophones, transcribed in both Anniversary and Simplified French Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: le-fief-de-foulques-anniv.pdf Attachment: le-fief-de-foulques-simpl.pdf
Here is a short poem by Robert Frost, transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-runaway.pdf
This letter from American lawyer, author of Ben Hur, and governor of New Mexico, General Lew Wallace, to his son Henry, while traveling to Turkey along with his wife Susan in the late 1800s. It appeared in her book Along the Bosphorus, which recounted their travel experiences. In the letter he describes how he arranged…
This entertaining story from Volume II of Short Stories Printed in the Elementary State of Pitman’s Shorthand New Era Edition is transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. A big thank you to Carmel Taylor for providing the English transcription. Attachment: by-a-thread.pdf
Hello, it has been a while. The text is rather “clumsy”, there must be many mistakes… but I have been wanting to make one for a while. 🙂 Bonjour, ça fait un bon moment que je n’avais rien posté. Le texte est assez “maladroit”, il doit y avoir pas mal d’erreurs… mais j’avais envie de…
Today, I put a new color scan of the 1903 Preanniversary first version of Letters From a Self-Made Merchant To His Son in Gregg Shorthand on the Internet Archive. This is the first version of Letters From a Self-Made Merchant To His Son in Gregg Shorthand. This book was first published in 1903. It matches…
Today, I put a new color scan of the 1919 Preanniversary hardback version of Alice in Wonderland in Gregg Shorthand on the Internet Archive. The description on the Internet Archive page for this pdf document includes an extensive history of the various versions and printings of Alice in Wonderland in Gregg Shorthand. There is only…