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New York Times on the First Sherlock Holmes Telecast – The Three Garridebs (1937)

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 3 Comments

“We have had some dramatic entrances…” – The Adventure of the Priory School (PRIO) On November 27, 1937, the National Broadcasting Company aired The Adventures of the Three Garridebs, during field tests before actual television service would start, from their Radio City studio in New York. Louis Hector, having played Holmes on the radio for the previous… Continue Reading

The Three Garridebs of Westchester County

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“Have you ever heard the name of Garrideb?” – The Adventure of The Three Garridebs (3GAR) We are not the only group that takes our name from The Three Garridebs. In Westchester County, New York, there is an older group that calls themselves The Three Garridebs. The following story of their group is taken from their… Continue Reading

It’s Time For a Few Thank You’s

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

Once again, I have been negligent in thanking some of our friends for their help and support to our organization. I like to take a few minutes and correct this oversight. The 13th Garrideb, Peter E. Blau, printed some very nice comments about our society in the January issue of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press. In the… Continue Reading

Numismatic Remembrances of the Boer War 1899 – 1902

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

…was the latter end of June, 1902, shortly after the conclusion of the South African War. – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) By the seventh sentence of The Three Garridebs, Dr. Watson references the end of the Boer War to date the story. The Literary Agent, Arthur Conan Doyle, had written two works about the conflict… Continue Reading

Where Would Dr. Lysander Starr Have Done His Banking??

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“By the way, it is curious that you should have come from Topeka. I used to have a correspondent – he is dead now – old Dr. Lysander Starr, who was Mayor in 1890.” – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) With that quote, Sherlock Holmes would confirm that John Garrideb, aka Killer Evans, had… Continue Reading

But Wait… There’s More!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“There is more in this than meets the eye.” – The Adventure of The Second Stain (SECO) Recently, we have introduced our Meet The Garridebs feature where we highlight you, our members. Last week, we published Brad Keefauver’s 17 Steps, which will focus on our primary story each month. We are quite pleased to announce 3 more… Continue Reading

Hitachi VCR Japanese Phone Card With Sherlockian Design

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“…Watson, if you are an honest man you will record this…” – The Hound of the Baskervilles (HOUN) Many of the visitors to this website probably recall the days when pay phones were a common site when walking down a city sidewalk or inside a hotel lobby. You would drop a few coins into… Continue Reading

Poll: What Order Should We Discuss The Stories?

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“We continued our systematic survey …” – The Adventure of The Priory School (PRIO) We have started our first month of focusing on one of the 60 stories from The Canon. During April, we are focusing on the story that gives our group our name – The Three Garridebs. We will tackle A Study In Scarlet for… Continue Reading

Meet the Garridebs: Harrison “Terry” Hunt

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

Continuing with our series of posts, where we meet our fellow members, we now feature the 31st Garrideb – Harrison “Terry” Hunt. Terry chose “The Long Island Cave Mystery” as his investiture moniker. Terry explains, “I am a native of Long Island, with family roots going back to the 1600’s. I lived there until a… Continue Reading

Monthly Story Discussions Starting in April

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

Starting in April, we will start having month-long discussions on stories from the Canon. For our first discussion, we will focus on the story that gives our group our name – The Adventures of the Three Garridebs. To kick off each month’s discussion, I am pleased to announce that the 41st Garrideb, Brad Keefauver, has… Continue Reading

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