A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
” … had partaken of an excellent dinner.” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) The first annual meeting of The Fourth Garrideb on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 found 5 of the 7 founding members gathering at Gibson’s Steakhouse in Rosemont, Illinois to celebrate the past year with good food and fellowship. Intended to be an informal… Continue Reading
” … he got off with a year.” – The Adventure of The Six Napoleons (SIXN) This post is being typed at 30,000 feet as I fly from Baltimore to Chicago to attend the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money. It was one year ago today that seven of us met at this very coin… Continue Reading
“It is a little souvenir …” – A Case of Identity (IDEN) The Fourth Garrideb will be giving away the above pictured wooden nickels at next week’s World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, Illinois. This event, sponsored by the American Numismatic Association, will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center from Tuesday, August… Continue Reading
“It’s more than a year since I left him …” – The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (ILLU) The Fourth Garrideb will celebrates its one year anniversary by holding its first annual meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 during the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money. This will be a dinner… Continue Reading
“It is something new for me to see my name in the papers…” – The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (CARD) The 43rd Garrideb, Bob Stek, will be presenting a paper at this weekend’s Scintillation of Scions, presented by Watson’ Tin Box, in Linthicum Heights, MD. Later this summer, Stek will be travelling across the pond to… Continue Reading
” I listen to their story, they listen to my comments, and then I pocket my fee.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) In the last 8 months, we have had over 75 different comments and links to our various posts. Since our membership is spread out over 4 countries and 20 states, its unlikely… Continue Reading
“… watching the huge crest and monogram upon the envelope…” – The Adventure of The Noble Bachelor (NOBL) Some of our sharper-eyed members may have noticed that we now a have a logo on the masthead of our website and on are mailing notices. Thanks go to Ben Scott, a graphic designer in Colorado Springs, Colorado… Continue Reading
“It is something new for me to see my name in the papers…” – The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (CARD) As I write this, we have 46 Garridebs located in 20 states, 4 countries and 3 continents. A pretty impressive showing for a group less than a year old. Our membership covers a wide range of… Continue Reading
“My friend did not appear to be depressed by his failure, but shrugged his shoulders in half-humorous resignation.” – The Adventure of the Three Students (3STU) We are currently having some technical difficulties in having new posts published on this website, so this week’s update is slim. We utilize the WordPress platform for the technical aspects… Continue Reading
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