The Women of Sherlock Holmes

Monday, November 07, 2016
Allen Public Library
300 North Allen Drive, Allen, TX 75013

Several members of the Crew conducted a symposium on the Women of Sherlock Holmes, including a fun mystery at the end.

Liese Sherwood-Fabre gave a very good presentation on the villianesses of Sherlock Holmes throughout the Canon, followed by a wonderful discussion by Cindy Brown on the modern Irene Adlers... do they live up to the original?

Tim Kline then explored the world of female Sherlock Holmes, citing several examples of individual books and series.  Steve Mason concluded the presentations on how Sherlock Holmes felt about the female clients he assisted. 

​Cindy Brown presenting the 'The Modern Irene Adlers – Do They Live up to the Original?'
Download: Modern Irene Adlers (video/slides)
Tim Kline presenting 'The Female Versions of Sherlock Holmes'
Download: Female Sherlock Holmes (video/slides)
Steve Mason presenting 'How did Holmes Really Feel about Women?'
Download: Sherlock Holmes and Women (video/slides)
​Brenda Hutchison then presented a pretty mystery for the participants to solve, using their own Sherlock Holmes deductive skills.

Refreshments and many free books and other giveaways topped off the evening.

All participants said they had a great time. Thanks so much to everyone who pitched in to make the evening a success!
Sherlock Holmes in Popular Culture

Saturday, November 07, 2015
Allen Public Library
300 North Allen Drive, Allen, TX 75013

Several members of the Crew conducted a symposium on Sherlock Holmes in Popular Culture, which included: 
  • The Life of Conan Doyle by Cindy Brown
  • 101 Damnations by Don Hobbs
  • It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Resources for the Pastiche Writer by Colleen O’Connor
  • The Games of Sherlock Holmes by Tim Kline
  • Radio Plays of Sherlock Holmes by Dean Clark
  • Irene Adler in the Modern Times by Carole Nelson Douglas
  • "The Rise of the Sherlockian Fangirl: Myths and Realities in the BBC Sherlock Online Community" / A Three Patch Problem: Reinterpreting the Canon In the Modern Era by Sandra Little
  • Sherlock Holmes Societies in America by Stu Nelan
                              view it on YouTube
Refreshments and many free books and other giveaways topped off the afternoon.

All participants said they had a great time. Thanks so much to everyone who pitched in to make the day a success!
The Crime at the Allen Public Library

January 28, 2015

Allen Public Library
300 North Allen Drive, Allen, TX 75013

Several members of the Crew conducted a presentation and murder mystery: The Crime at the Allen Public Library. 

Cindy gave a very good presentation on the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, followed by a slide show presentation by Steve on the world of Sherlock Holmes, followed up by a question and answer session.

Mayor Terrell gave a welcoming talk to the approximately 100 participants. We then instructed the attendees on the murder scenario, and the clues they would need to solve the mystery.

We used 5 different inspectors and 5 different suspects, so that not everyone came up with the same solution.

Tim brought up a variety of his games for display, which the attendees all enjoyed looking over.

All participants said they had a great time solving the mystery and hearing about Sir Arthur.

Also through the month of January, the library’s gallery featured artifacts and items on loan from The Crew of the Barque for viewing during normal business hours.

Thanks so much to everyone who pitched in to make the evening a success!
Museum Murder Mystery 

 On Thursday night, August 7, 2014, members of the Crew of the Barque Lone Star, conducted a murder mystery at the Perot Science Museum in Dallas.  The museum asked us to conduct the event as a prelude to the arrival of the International Exhibition next Spring.  To our wonderful surprise, approximately 300 attendees (adults and children) showed up, and were provided a short presentation on Conan Doyle, the World of Sherlock Holmes, and then a murder mystery to solve in various parts of the museum.  
    In addition, we displayed a variety of Sherlockian materials, a test of Holmes' theory on stride vs. height, and the Dallas Police Department conducted fingerprinting for children and discussed the use of fingerprints in crime solving. The museum resident paleontologist also presented his discoveries.
    It was pleasure to find how many children (pre-teens) and teenagers have read the Canon, and loved trying to solve the mystery.  
    The museum has asked to conduct a similar event while the Exhibition is at the museum next Spring.