Thomas Gurney

Good Morning,

I've never heard of William Mason OR Thomas Gurney before.  My Mom was a legal secretary and used Gregg shorthand. She would write out names in shorthand on Christmas presents before she put the tags on. We'd sit in her closet with a flashlight and a Gregg dictionary trying to figure out who was getting which present. :-)

Good morning, James Dray I can remember when shorthand was a requirement for a secretarial job.... here's a sample of shorthand:

Good morning James - now that is something I have not heard used in a while.

Good morning, James... like you, this was "new" to me. I took a shorthand class once "just for fun." It never "took."

Good morning James,

It would be hieroglyphic's to me!

Make yourself an astonishing day.

Good morning James. Never heard of Wiliam Mason or Thomas Gurney, but remember the days of shorthand! Enjoy your day!

You got me on both of these gentlemen however, just shows how powerful books are.

Hello James - I never took a shorthand class but did think it might be "fun" to have a "secret" language that was not widely known when I was a child.  That thought quickly passed. 

The names of the two gentlemen in your post have already been forgotten by the time I write this comment - maybe learning shorthand could have helped.  

My Mom would really enjoy this since she taught shorthand in school and from what I hear was very talented in that art.

James,

My mom knew shorthand, but I did not learn it.  And no one taught it at the time.  Happy Saturday..A

My sister knew shorthand, and I know Woburn as there is a wonderful animal sanctuary there called Woburn Abbey Safari Park we used to take our kids there along with Longleat, another one.

Thank you very much, James, for sharing this interesting story.

Enjoy the weekend.

IT is always fun to find out new info about a well live life. Thanks again!

Hello James and thanks once again for the history lesson to share with us here in the rain.

Well that was all news to me, James. I remember when shorthand was pretty popular, if not required. Does anyone even us it today?

Hi James- I can honestly say that I am not familiar with either man. And Barbara Todaro I never took shorthand but I remember seeing it. 

Hi James,  Thanks for sharing another piece of history.  Shorthand was pretty much before my time.  I remember a few people knowing it when I was a kid.

I'm totally lost James Dray . I still have no idea who he is/was or who William Mason is/was. 

Fleeing farming to end up a short hand expert...with several stops in between. Thomas Gurney lived an interesting life.