Holmes Hysteria II:  The Canon Strikes Back
Sponsored by the Legion of Zoom and I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere (IHOSE), Holmes Hysteria is a fun way for Sherlockians to determine which is the best story of the Canon.  Each day, polling is being conducted in the Stranger's Room on Facebook, which you can participate in. 

Click on the button to the right to see the updated bracket which includes the results each day, ultimately leading to the Champion on April 3.
2023 -- 2nd Annual Legion of Zoom Virtual Conference "221b Sitting Room"
Thanks so much for all of you who participated in our 2nd Annual Zoom Virtual Conference...  You may click on the button here to access all the presentations made during the Conference...
2022 -- 1st Annual Legion of Zoom Virtual Conference "221b Sitting Zoom"
Thanks so much for all of you who participated in our 1st Annual Zoom Virtual Conference...  You may click on the button here to access all the presentations made during the Conference...
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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, mason.steve8080@gmail.com.  Obviously, your attendance and submittal of the list is based on the honour system.
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. ​Basford, Jonathan
  5. Behrens, Anna
  6. ​Bennett, Ian, MBt
  7. Betzner, Raymond*, BSI
  8. Billette, Paul-André
  9. Blau, Peter E., BSI, ASH, MBt​​
  10. ​Brown, Cindy
  11. Carlson, Johanna Draper
  12. Carter, Shana, ASH
  13. Cercone, Lauren
  14. Clark, Debbie, BSI, ASH
  15. Cooke, Catherine*, BSI, ASH
  16. Cotter, Bruce
  17. Cynkin, Thomas, BSI
  18. Dahlinger, Susan E., BSI, ASH, MBt
  19. Deck, Margie
  20. ​Eckrich, Joe, BSI
  21. Ehrensaft, Philip
  22. Ellis, Michael
  23. Entrekin, Kerry
  24. Ewing, Patrick
  25. ​Fahres, Tom
  26. ​Fitch, Susan & Esmerelda
  27. Fromkin, Mickey, BSI, ASH
  28. Gallego, Beth
  29. German, Peter
  30. Goldfarb, Clifford*, BSI, MBt
  31. Harnois, David*, BSI
  32. Harvey, Joshua
  33. Holder, Nancy, BSI
  34. ​Hoski, Valli M.
  35. ​Jaekel, Dawn
  36. Jones, Mark*, BSI, MBt
  37. ​Karabush, Cynthia
  38. Katz, Robert, BSI, ASH
  39. Keefauver, Brad, BSI, ASH
  40. Keiser, Dennis
  41. ​Kegley, Jerry, BSI
  42. ​Kline, Timothy
  43. Kočí, Markéta
  44. Kolodrubec, Aleš “aleSH”
  45. ​Kozinn, Sandy, ASH
  46. Krisciunas, Rich, ASH -- Officer
  47. Leal, David, ASH
  48. Lintzenich, Elaine
  49. ​Margolin, Jerry, BSI
  50. Mason, Rusty
  51. Mason, Steve, BSI, ASH -- Officer
  52. Matetsky, Ira Brad, BSI, ASH
  53. McClure, Michael, BSI
  54. ​McKuras, Julie, BSI, ASH
  55. McSwiggin, Michael*, BSI
  56. Millar, Anne*
  57. Monty, Scott*, BSI
  58. Morris, Jacquelynn, BSI, ASH
  59. Ostrom, Howard
  60. ​Paton, Jennie, BSI
  61. ​Perdue, Peggy, BSI, MBt
  62. ​Pieper, Walter
  63. Pounden, Edith -- Officer
  64. Prepolec, Charles, BSI, MBt
  65. Quinones, Madeline
  66. ​Remont, Jean-Christophe
  67. Riethmeier, Ray, BSI
  68. Ruby, Greg, BSI, ASH -- Officer
  69. ​Scheetz, George
  70. Schmidt, Monica, BSI, ASH
  71. Sharfman, Robert
  72. Sherwood, John C.
  73. Sveum, Richard, BSI
  74. Tranquilli, Andrew
  75. Vanderburgh, George, MBt
  76. Wolder, Burt*, BSI, ASH
  77. Yazmadjian, Sonia
  78. Ball, Badre
  79. Dash, Dore, ASH, BSI

​* Honorary













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