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Holmes Hysterias​
In the Fall of 2021, 4 devoted Sherlockians determined it was time to organize and recognize those other Sherlockians around the world who have spent much of the 2 preceding years huddled in front of their laptop, IPad, or Smart Phone.  Daily, weekly, and monthly, these devout students of the great master have attended virtual meetings to listen to wonderful speakers from across the spectrum, take quizzes on that month's story from the Canon, listen to adapted radio plays, and numerous other activities surrounding Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and the literary agent, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, without whom, it would NOT always be 1895.

The founders of the Society chose to use the name "The Legion of Zoom" Society, which had been wonderfully coined for those Sherlockians who were seen on virtual meetings every week by Greg Ruby, BSI.

The Legion of Zoom Society has proudly been officially recognized by the Baker Street Irregulars as a scion society of the BSI.  

Eligibility for the Society by Sherlockians is very simple -- attend virtual meetings held by at least 17 different Sherlockian societies, and send us the list of those meetings.  You will become an official member of the Society, receive a beautiful certificate suitable for framing, a virtual background you can proudly display on future virtual meetings, and receive information on a regular basis concerning activities of the Society.

We have included a list of those societies who have held virtual meetings that you may use a checklist for those you have attended. The list is at the bottom of this page. 

If you would like to join the Society, and meet the eligibility requirement of attending meetings held by at least 17 different Sherlockian societies, you may email the list of meetings to Steve Mason, [email protected].  Obviously, your attendance and submittal of the list is based on the honour system.
Listen to the IHOSE podcast Episode 236: Legion of Zoom here

Join Scott Monty as he talked to Rich Krisciunas, Steve Mason, and Edith Pounden of the Legion of Zoom in discussion the founding and what is the Legion all about, how can you join, and where one can find out about more online Sherlockian group meetings.
You may view the Legion of Zoom Scion Society By-Laws by clicking here... 
  1. Alberstat, Joann, MBt
  2. Alberstat, Mark, BSI, MBt
  3. ​Almquist, Jane
  4. Bally, Badre
  5. ​Basford, Jonathan
  6. Behrens, Anna
  7. ​Bennett, Ian, MBt
  8. Betzner, Raymond, BSI
  9. Billette, Paul-André
  10. Blau, Peter E., BSI, ASH, MBt​​
  11. ​Brown, Cindy
  12. Carlson, Johanna Draper
  13. Carter, Shana, ASH
  14. Cercone, Lauren
  15. Clark, Debbie, BSI, ASH
  16. Coghill, Bob, BSI
  17. Cooke, Catherine, BSI, ASH
  18. Crohn, Linda
  19. Cotter, Bruce
  20. ​Crouse, Ginny
  21. Cynkin, Thomas, BSI
  22. Dahlinger, Susan E., BSI, ASH, MBt
  23. Deck, Margie
  24. Doyle, Steven, BSI
  25. ​Eckrich, Joe, BSI
  26. Ehrensaft, Philip
  27. Ellery, Karen
  28. Ellis, Michael
  29. Entrekin, Kerry
  30. Ewing, Patrick
  31. ​Fahres, Tom
  32. Fair, Erica
  33. ​Fitch, Susan & Esmerelda
  34. Flynn, Wayne
  35. Fromkin, Mickey, BSI, ASH
  36. Gallego, Beth
  37. German, Peter
  38. Goldfarb, Clifford, BSI, MBt
  39. Hall, Matt
  40. Harnois, David, BSI
  41. Harvey, Joshua
  42. Holder, Nancy, BSI
  43. ​Hoski, Valli M.
  44. ​Jaekel, Dawn
  45. Jones, Mark, BSI, MBt
  46. ​Karabush, Cynthia
  47. Kassa, Naching
  48. Katz, Robert, BSI, ASH
  49. Keefauver, Brad, BSI, ASH
  50. Keiser, Dennis
  51. ​Kegley, Jerry, BSI
  52. ​Kline, Timothy
  53. Kočí, Markéta
  54. Kolodrubec, Aleš “aleSH”
  55. ​Kozinn, Sandy, ASH
  56. Krisciunas, Rich, ASH -- Officer
  57. Leal, David, ASH
  58. Lintzenich, Elaine
  59. ​Magee, Max
  60. ​Margolin, Jerry, BSI
  61. Mason, Rusty
  62. Mason, Steve, BSI, ASH -- Officer
  63. Matetsky, Ira Brad, BSI, ASH
  64. McClure, Michael, BSI
  65. ​McKuras, Julie, BSI, ASH
  66. McSwiggin, Michael, BSI
  67. Millar, Anne
  68. Monty, Scott, BSI
  69. Morris, Jacquelynn, BSI, ASH
  70. Dash, Dore, ASH, BSI
  71. Ostrom, Howard
  72. ​Paton, Jennie, BSI
  73. ​Perdue, Peggy, BSI, MBt
  74. ​Pieper, Walter
  75. Pounden, Edith -- Officer
  76. Prepolec, Charles, BSI, MBt
  77. Quinones, Madeline
  78. ​Remont, Jean-Christophe
  79. Riethmeier, Ray, BSI
  80. Ruby, Greg, BSI, ASH -- Officer
  81. ​Scheetz, George
  82. Schmidt, Monica, BSI, ASH
  83. Sharfman, Robert
  84. Sherwood, John C.
  85. Shimberg, Jonathan
  86. Stinson, Regina, BSI
  87. Sveum, Richard, BSI
  88. Tranquilli, Andrew
  89. Vanderburgh, George, MBt
  90. ​Walden, Kirk
  91. Wolder, Burt, BSI, ASH
  92. Yazmadjian, Sonia​
Societies who have held Virtual Meetings (as reported to the Legion of Zoom)
  1. 5 Miles from Anywhere (worldwide)
  2. Baker Street Babes (221b Con)
  3. Baker Street West
  4. Cheshire Sherlock Holmes Society, Cheshire, CT
  5. Circulo Holmes Sherlock Society of Spain
  6. Deutsche Sherlock Holmes Geschelschaft
  7. Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients of Denver, CO
  8. Le Cabinet du Patient résidant (FRANCE)
  9. Le Cercle Holmesien de Paris
  10. Les Quincaillers de la Franco-Midland (FRANCE)
  11. Monadnock Sherlockians
  12. Mrs. Hudson's Cliffdwellers of Edgewater, NJ
  13. Mrs. Hudson's Lodgers
  14. Rochester Row of Rochester, NY
  15. Sherlock Holmes Klubban I Danmark
  16. Société d'études holmésiennes de la Suisse romande (Switzerland)
  17. The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (ASH) (worldwide)
  18. The Arthur Conan Doyle (ACD) Society
  19. The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI) (worldwide) (Dinner, Lecture)
  20. The Beacon Society (worldwide)
  21. The BeeSpeckled Band -- Highwood Sherlockians of Highwood, IL
  22. The Bimetallic Question of Montreal, QC
  23. The Bootmakers of Toronto, ONT
  24. The Cesspudlians of London, ONT
  25. The Chester Baskerville Society
  26. The Clients of Adrian Mulliner
  27. The Crew of the Barque Lone Star of Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
  28. The Criterion Bar of Chicago, IL
  29. The Curious Collectors of Baker Street of Los Angeles, CA
  30. The Czech Society of Sherlock Holmes
  31. The Denizens of the Bar of Gold
  32. The Dogs in the Nighttime of Anacortes, WA
  33. The Five Orange Pips
  34. The Fourth Garrideb (worldwide)
  35. The Friends of Arthur Conan Doyle
  36. The Friends of Gillette Castle
  37. The Giant Rats of Sumatra
  38. The Great Alkali Plainsman of Kansas City, MO
  39. The Grillparzer Club of the Hoboken Free State of Catskill, NY
  40. The Half-Pay Club of Washington, D.C.
  41. The Hansom Wheels of Columbia, SC
  42. The Hansoms of John Clayton of Peoria, IL
  43. The Harpooners of St. Charles, MO
  44. The Hounds of the Baskervilles (sic) of Chicago, IL
  45. The Hounds of the Internet
  46. The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis, IN
  47. The John Openshaw Society of Houston, TX
  48. The John Watson Society (worldwide)
  49. The Legion of Zoom
  50. The Literary Agents (worldwide)
  51. The Three Hours Lunch Club
  52. The Men on the Tor
  53. The Montague Street Incorrigibles
  54. The Nashville Scholars / Three Pipe Problem
  55. The Noble & Most Singular Blue Carbuncle Society of Portland, OR
  56. The Norwegian Explorers of St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
  57. The Notorious Canary Trainers of Madison, WI
  58. The O’Lunneys of Helston Asylum (official BSI Scion)  
  59. The Parallel Cases of St. Louis, MO
  60. The Panorama City Library Jr. Sherlockian Club
  61. The Priory Scholars of New York City, NY
  62. The Red Circle of Washington D.C.
  63. The Reichenbach Irregulars of Meringen, CH
  64. The Ribston-Pippins of Royal Oak, MI
  65. The Scotland Yarders of Winnetka, IL
  66. The Scowers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco, CA
  67. The Shaka Sherlockians of Hawaii of Honolulu, HI
  68. The Sherlock Holmes of the Upper Valley of Lebanon, NH
  69. The Sherlock Holmes Realist Society
  70. The Sherlock Holmes Society of Cape Fear, NC
  71. The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, U.K.
  72. The Sherlockians of Baltimore, MD
  73. The Six Napoleons of Baltimore, MD
  74. Société Sherlock Holmes de France
  75. The Sons of the Copper Beeches of Philadelphia, PA
  76. The Sound of the Baskervilles of Seattle, WA
  77. The South Downers of Chicago, IL
  78. The Spence Munros
  79. The Stormy Petrels of British Columbia of Vancouver, BC
  80. The Stormy Petrels of Maumee Bay of Toledo, OH
  81. The Story Tellers of Peoria, IL
  82. The Sub-Librarians of the ALA (worldwide)
  83. The Sydney Passengers
  84. The Tankerville Club of Cincinnati, OH
  85. The Tea Brokers of Mincing Lane
  86. The Theatre Goers, Homeward Bound (worldwide)
  87. The Three Garridebs of Westchester County of Elmsford, NY
  88. The Torists International of Chicago, IL
  89. The Transfixed Correspondence of Phoenix, AZ
  90. The Twisted Lips
  91. The Untasted Breakfast Club
  92. The Veiled Lodgers
  93. The Weird Telegraphers
  94. The White Rose Irregulars of Harrisburg, PA
  95. The White-Hall Half-Pay Club
  96. The Wisteria Lodge of Atlanta, GA
  97. The Younger Stamfords of Iowa
  98. Uno Studio in Holmes (Italy)
  99. Watson’s Tin Box of Ellicott City, MD