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| MEET THE SOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES The Sound of the Baskervilles, a scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars serving the greater Puget Sound region of western Washington, was christened literally on March 31, 1980. Our first meeting was held on the Seattle to Bainbridge Island ferry. Our name derives from a merging of HOUN and Puget Sound, the body of water along which the major cities of our region lie. We have met monthly (2nd Monday) since that date. Each meeting is called to order with a toast to the orderly Murray (“To Murray, without whom!”), as we believe all is owed to Murray’s carrying Watson to safety on a packhorse following the Battle of Maiwand. Meetings are closed with a recitation of Vincent Starrett’s “221B” poem and a salute to 1895. Each meeting is devoted to a single story, featuring discussion and a quiz, often conducted by a member who’s Canonical alter ego appears in that story. Currently, we are studying the Canon in chronological order, based on Baring-Gould’s research. Regularly scheduled additional events throughout the year include “The Master’s Dinner” celebrating Holmes’ birthday (January), “The Annual Wreath Throw” commemorating Holmes’ loss at Reichenbach Falls (May), “The John H. Watson Picnic” (July), and “The Will Crakes Memorial Jollification”, our annual holiday party (December). Other activities—including book crawls, teas, plays and gaming events—are as announced. $20 annual dues ($30 for family memberships) brings our members the monthly newsletter, “Ineffable Twaddle” and a copy of our “Beaten’s Christmas Annual”. Reserves go toward Club memorabilia; for example, at our 20th anniversary we produced a striking cobalt blue coffee mug carrying our baying hound logo. (Click here to go to our Dues flyer for mailing) “Ineffable Twaddle” is also posted each month to our website, www.soundofthebaskervilles.com. Established in August 2001, our website is a winner of The Deco Website Gold Award and provides Sherlockians both near and far with upcoming Club activities, pictures, breaking news, book reviews, sale items, and links to other Sherlockian sites and research sources including a Victorian dictionary and an 1889 map of London. While a literary organization drawing members from all walks of life and with varied interests, we are a slightly irreverent group. Our abiding credo is to always have fun, and that we do!! We would encourage anyone reading this to join The Sound of the Baskervilles! To join, send your check for $20 (U.S. funds only) as follows: Allen Nelson 32904 4th Ave. S.W.. Federal Way, WA 98023 USA Direct correspondence to: Email: david@soundofthebaskervilles.com President: David Haugen, PFL, SOB, PSC Treasurer: Allen Nelson Editor: Terri Haugen (terri@soundofthebaskervilles.com) Webmaster & Historian: Lloyd Hedberg, WFL (lloyd@soundofthebaskervilles.com) Website: www.soundofthebaskervilles.com |
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