https://www. Sherlockian.net
This the central Web site for Sherlockians. It contains a truly enormous number of resources, including links to the texts of the original cases. Other topics under the "Investigating" tab include “The World of Holmes and Watson”, “The Victorian Era in England”, and “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”. For teachers and students, Sherlockian.net also has sections on “Teaching Sherlock Holmes”, “Courses and Lesson Plans”, and “Writing a Term Paper”. (Click on the Teaching tab.) In the Celebrating tab, you’ll find lists of Sherlockian societies (outside the U.S. and Canada, they’re Holmesian societies) and a reasonably up-to-date “Sherlockian Calendar” of events. The Adapting tab has such topics as “Illustrating Sherlock Holmes” (a collection of classics by Sidney Paget, Frederick Dorr Steele, and more recent artists), and “Writings About the Writings”.
The Beacon Society is a scion society of The Baker Street Irregulars, (known as the BSI) an organization of American Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts founded in 1934. (Scroll further down this page to learn more about the BSI.) The Beacon Society serves as a link to other scion societies, providing teachers with local resources to bring the magic of Sherlock Holmes to life in the classroom. The Society has distributed thousands of dollars through its Jan Stauber Grants program. Donations are tax-deductible. The Beacon Society is a national group, but recently added a feature of local interest: the JOEL SENTER Essay Contest, in honor of the late Professor Senter (see the “In Memoriam” page). For more information, click HERE.
“I Hear of Sherlock” is a bi-weekly podcast on Sherlockian topics. The hosts explain everything lucidly in non-technical terms. Listen to the very first podcast from back in June 2007 HERE.
*We say, mistakenly, that radio or TV broadcasts go out over the air. The late Victorians, equally mistakenly, said a wireless transmission goes out via the ether. *
The Baker Street Irregulars, usually abbreviated as BSI, is one of the oldest Sherlockian societies in the United States and counts such notables as Christopher Morley (author of the best-seller, Kitty Foyle, later made into a motion picture starring Ginger Rogers) and Edgar Smith (see the “Our History” page) among its founders. Other eminent members have included President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov, the famous WWII news correspondent Elmer Davis, and Rex Stout, creator of the great fictional detective, Nero Wolfe. The Irregulars meet every January in New York City for a weekend of celebration. It is (or should be) the ambition of every Holmesian club in the ’States to be recognized as a BSI scion society.
* See the “About Us” tab for a reproduction of THE AGRA TREASURERS’ letter of recognition as a scion. *
All Sherlockians know of Dr. Watson’s “battered tin despatch [British spelling] box,” containing records of so many unpublished Holmes cases. This site, bringing Watson’s literal object into the twenty-first century by transforming it into a web site, is truly a central resource for Sherlockians/Holmesians. It contains literally hundreds of pastiches, trifling monographs, out-of-print rarities, etc., relating to Sherlock Holmes. It also has sections on such authors as August Derleth, Michael Harrison, and Vincent Starrett—renowned Holmesians all.
The aim of the Sherlockian Calendar is to be helpful to all Sherlockians: who are traveling and might like to connect with other Sherlockians, who are scheduling Sherlockian events to avoid conflicts, and who are just curious about Sherlockian events. It is a great resource for Sherlockian activities.