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.
Interlibrary loan came through for me once again. I was able to check out this master’s thesis from the University of North Dakota for a Gregg Notehand study which was conducted by Sister M. Anthony Naes: A follow-up of the 1962-65 notehand students of Bishop Dubourg High School, St. Louis, Missouri, to identify the effectiveness…
I compiled this chart showing the identical (or similar) paragraphs/units that are found between the various Notehand texts. Since all three editions are out of print, I mainly did this to help the teacher match up lessons with my dictation recordings, for whichever text a student might happen to have. This chart will also help…
These are some images from the book Your First Year of Teaching Shorthand by Marion M. Lamb (1961). The shorthand laboratories shown in these photos are a real blast from the past! Thanks to the Evernote app on my Kindle, I’m creating my own portable “shorthand laboratory” these days. But these were fun to see. …
I created digital flashcards for Notehand’s brief forms on Quizlet. It’s another portable way to review brief forms on your device or computer. Sort of like “old meets new!” Click here. Be sure to try out their “space race” flashcard game. I got up to level 27 with a score of 199,920 before they…
Here’s a collection of books about teaching shorthand. I thought it might be nice to put these together in one place. Downloadable .pdf Books Method of Teaching Shorthand by Edward McNamara (1914) Teaching of Shorthand: Some Suggestions to Young Teachers by John Robert Gregg (1916) The American Shorthand Teacher Vol. 1 & 2 edited by…