gd-system-plugin domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114
A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
On November 13, 1972, the country of Nicaragua issued 12 different stamps featuring the most famous fictional detectives. This series of stamps was issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Interpol, the International Police Organization. The highest value stamp, 2 Cordobas (C$2), featured Sherlock Holmes. For those that collect stamps,… Continue Reading
“… the world’s most civilized club …” – The Baltimore Sun In early May, I was attending the annual meeting of the Grillparzer Club of the Hoboken Free State, a BSI scion organized by fellow Garrideb Terry Hunt that honors Christopher Morley. During the course of the three hours that we were enjoying lunch, I… Continue Reading
It has been suggested that the Three Hours for Lunch Club is an immoral institution; that it is founded upon an insufficient respect for the devotions of industry; that it runs counter to the form and pressure of the age; that it encourages a greedy and rambling humour in the young of both sexes;… Continue Reading
“It is a nice household …” – The Adventure of The Speckled Band (SPEC) Photos by Richard Olken The Speckled Band of Boston, one of the oldest scions of the Baker Street Irregulars, issued medals at each of their annual meetings in April 2009, 2010 and 2011. Stadri Emblems made the three medals for the SBB,… Continue Reading
“It was the band! The speckled band!” – The Adventure of The Speckled Band (SPEC) April 24, 2015 at the Tavern Club, in an alley off Boylston Street opposite the Common, was held the 75th anniversary dinner of the Speckled Bank of Boston. The officers, Keeper of the Band Daniel Posnansky, Herpeton Dean W. Fairbrother,… Continue Reading
“He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.” – The Adventure of The Final Problem (FINA) Deutsche Sherlock Holmes Gesellschaft, a Sherlock Holmes society based in Germany, has annouced the date of it’s next biannual conference, SherloCon. The 2016 version will be held April 22-24, 2016 in Saarbrücken and the conference theme will be the 125th… Continue Reading
“You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Those immortal words are remembered on a bronze medal that was struck in late 1980, for the centennial of Holmes and Watson meeting that would be celebrated the following year. Sherlockian Enterprises had 221 (numbered on the edge) medals struck featuring Janice Skrzyniecki’s… Continue Reading
“you’ll find my little bookshop at the corner of Church Street…” – The Adventure of The Empty House (EMPT) Tuesday will be the 125th birthday of Christopher Morley, a consummate man of letters and the founder of the Baker Street Irregulars. Many of us, both numismatists and Sherlockians, have a fondness for the feel of… Continue Reading
“Well, if you can lay your hands upon a Garrideb, there’s money in it.” – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (3GAR) A few days after publishing our post about the Three Garridebs of Westchester County, we became aware that the group had earlier issued a lapel pin with a numismatic twist. The pin features a… Continue Reading
Congratulations to James O’Leary, the 28th Garrideb, who was the first to reply correctly to our recent trivia question. The question was “has a member of the Baker Street Irregulars been awarded an Congressional Gold Medal, and if so, whom? O’Leary responded that President Harry S Truman, who was an honorary member of the BSI,… Continue Reading