September Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2022-09-18 12:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Three Garridebs” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782
Some additional help here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone
_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:
https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works: https://zoom.us/
Here is the Zoom FAQ: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

October Meeting at Northgate Branch of Seattle Public Library
2022-10-16 13:00 - 15:30 | Northgate Library, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Please join us at our first in-person meeting since 2020.

Our meeting begins at 1:00 pm. Feel free to join at 12:30 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Three Gables” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here.

Please note: November meeting will be held on Zoom. December meeting will be held in person, location TBD.

November Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2022-11-20 12:00 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782
Some additional help here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone
_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:
https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works: https://zoom.us/
Here is the Zoom FAQ: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

December Meeting at Burien Branch of King County Library System
2022-12-18 13:00 - 15:30 | Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Join us Sunday, December 18 for the SOB’s 2022 Blue Carbuncle Jollification, an in‐person event at the Burien Public Library. We have the meeting room reserved from 12:30 to 4:00. Festivities begin at 1:00 but please feel free to come early, help set up, and catch up with your fellow SOBs. Our focus will be fun, frivolity, socializing, entertainment, food & drink while we enjoy our annual revisit to “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here

Please bring your favorite refreshments—savories or sweets and beverages—to share (no alcohol, please!).
Entertainment:
221B Radio invites all members of the Sound of the Baskervilles to enjoy the world premiere presentaƟon of the
play ‘Tis The Season, on December 18. In only one‐scene, the PFL Players and the Car Pool Chorus will endeavor to
explain the origins of that perennial holiday season favorite, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”

Holiday Cookie Exchange:
Members are encouraged to bake or bring cookies to swap with other SOBs.

Deadline for Submission to Beaten’s Annual Publication
2022-12-31
Submit a story, poem, artwork, puzzle, article, joke, or other item related to Sherlock Holmes to be included into Beaten’s Annual. Please see the last page of November’s issue of Ineffable Twaddle for details on how to submit.

January Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2023-01-15 12:00 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Red Circle” from His Last Bow. Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782
Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

February Meeting at Northgate Branch of Seattle Public Library
2023-02-19 13:00 - 15:30 | Northgate Library, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Our meeting begins at 1:00 pm. Feel free to join at 12:30 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

We will be discussing “The Adventure of the The Blanched Soldier” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.
Read the full story online here.

SOB Lauren M will also present a talk about plants in the canon.

Please note: March meeting will be held on Zoom. April meeting will be held in person, location TBD.

March Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2023-03-19 12:30 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.
Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

April Meeting at Queen Anne Branch of Seattle Public Library
2023-04-16 12:30 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Creeping Man” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.
Read the full story online here.

May Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2023-05-21 12:30 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.
Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

June Meeting at Queen Anne Branch of Seattle Public Library
2023-06-18 12:30 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us in person at Queen Anne Library in June for a special talk by SOB Dan Polvere, BSI on “Founders” of Our Gentle Madness: Two Sets of Sherlockian Siblings and Two Singletons. See page one of the June 2023 issue of Ineffable Twaddle for more details.
There is no story to read or discuss for this meeting.
The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. Feel free to arrive between 12 and 12:30 p.m. to socialize or help us set up the meeting room. Your contribution to the snacks table is most appreciated.

July Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2023-07-16 12:30 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes” from His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes.
Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

August Meeting and John H. Watson Picnic at Seahurst Park
2023-08-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Seahurst Park, 1600 SW Seahurst Park Rd, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
The SOBs’ Watson Picnic & August Meeting will be combined into one event this year!
All are invited to this, our 25th Dr. John H. Watson Picnic, located at our regular site—the south shelter at Seahurst Park—with three long tables+, a BBQ grill,
and the beach just steps away. That’s Sunday, August 20—beginning at 9 a.m. and running to 3 p.m.
All are encouraged to contribute to our lunch buffet (entrees, salads, sides, snacks, desserts & beverages)!
In addition to eating and drinking, at our combined Watson Picnic & August Meeting, we’ll discuss and quiz on the first story in our new 5-year cycle of studying the Canon— “A Study in Scarlet, Part 1, Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department”!
Read the full story online here. Join our September meeting on Zoom to discuss A Study in Scarlet, Part 2.

September Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2023-09-17 12:30 - 15:00
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “A Study in Scarlet, Part 2: The Country of the Saints” Read the full story online here.
(Please note Part 1 of A Study in Scarlet is discussed at the August in person meeting at Seahurst Park.)

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

October meeting at Queen Anne branch of Seattle Public Library
2023-10-15 12:00 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us in person at Queen Anne Library for our October meeting.
The meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

SOB James Romnes will lead our discussion of daily life and social class during the Victorian times, and “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

Read the full story online here.

November Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2023-11-19 12:00 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax” from His Last Bow. Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

December Meeting at the Queen Anne Branch of Seattle Public Library
2023-12-17 12:00 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us Sunday, December 17 for the SOB’s 2023 Blue Carbuncle Jollification, an in‐person event at the Queen Anne Public Library. We have the meeting room reserved from 12:00 to 4:00. Festivities begin at 12:30 but please feel free to come early, help set up, and catch up with your fellow SOBs. Our focus will be fun, frivolity, socializing, entertainment, food & drink while we enjoy our annual revisit to “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here
Please bring your favorite refreshments—savories or sweets and beverages—to share (no alcohol, please!).

January Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2024-01-21 12:30 - 15:00
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Case of Identity” from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

February Meeting at Queen Anne branch of Seattle Public Library
2024-02-18 12:00 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us in person at Queen Anne Library for our February meeting.
The meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

This is the first canonical discussion about education and schooling during the Victorian times, about “The Adventure of the Three Students” from The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Read the full story online here.

March Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2024-03-17 12:30 - 15:00
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Priory School” from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

April meeting at Queen Anne branch of Seattle Public Library
2024-04-28 12:00 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us in person at Queen Anne Library for our April meeting. * Please note: this is the 4th Sunday of April *
The meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

This is the first canonical discussion about changing family dynamics during the Victorian times, about “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Read the full story online here.

May Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2024-05-19 12:30 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

June Meeting at the Queen Anne branch of The Seattle Public Library
2024-06-16 12:00 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us in person at Queen Anne Library for our June meeting.
The meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

We will be discussing Rule Britannia as seen in the novel “The Sign of Four.”

Read the full novel online here.

John H. Watson Picnic and July Meeting at Seahurst Park
2024-07-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Seahurst Park, 1600 SW Seahurst Park Rd, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Mark your calendar now for our combined Meeting & Picnic on Sunday, July 21. The story we’ll cover is “The Adventure of the Gloria Scott” from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story here. The Picnic will be our (nearly) annual celebration of all things Watson—the 27th “Dr. John H. Watson Picnic” at Seahurst Park in Burien, WA.
Your contribution of food, sweets and beverages to this potluck event will be most appreciated!
Seahurst Park in Burien, WA is a gorgeous site, nestled in a residential area, right on the Sound. It is very centrally located: Burien is west of I‐5 from Exit 154, which puts it midway between Seattle and Tacoma, making it handy for those on the Eastside too and not that far from Oregon or British Columbia.
We’ll be at our regular site—the south shelter— with three long tables, a BBQ grill, and a beach just steps away. Come early as parking can be
at a premium later in the day.

August Virtual Meeting on Zoom
2024-08-18 12:30 - 15:00
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons” from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here. There will also be a special guest presentation by SOB Tim Kline.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

September Meeting at Queen Anne branch of The Seattle Public Library
2024-09-22 12:30 - 15:30 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us in person at Queen Anne Library for our September meeting. Please note this is the 4th Sunday, instead of our usual 3rd Sunday of the month.
The meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Second Stain” from The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Read the full novel online here.

Tea at the White Branches Tea Room, Mount Vernon
2024-10-20 13:00 - 15:30 | White Branches Tea Room, 100 E Montgomery St Suite 210, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
SOB Vice President Kashena Konecki and SOB Judy Lyen have been working behind the scenes to arrange a repeat of the “International Sherlockian Summit”—a meeting of the multiple scion societies headquartered in the Pacific Northwest!
We hope to draw attendance from many of our north‐end Sherlockians—SOB Members from North King, Snohomish, Skagit & Whatcom Counties, and
Stormy Petrels Members from British Columbia, as well as many of our south‐end Sherlockians—SOB Members from South King, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis & Clark Counties, and Blue Carbuncles Members and Vamberry Wine Merchants Members from the Portland area!!
Bring your family & friends along!! We hope you’ll find this a ripe opportunity to gather again with Sherlockians who don’t normally get to regular meetings around Seattle. And, what a great day it could be for a Sunday drive to view the autumnal colors of the Pacific Northwest!!
This event replaces our regular October meeting. There is no story to study this month.
We’ll have high tea from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., when we’ll move to their theatre space until 3:30 p.m., to experience a play, silly entertainment, games, prizes, and an SOB “always‐free raffle!”
To view their “Tiered Tea… Menu” and tea‐flavor options, click here. The cost per person is $48, which includes the “Tiered Tea” and our use of their theatre space, and when you buy ticket(s), sales tax and an 18% gratuity will be added at the end (approx. $63).
To buy your tickets, get driving directions, etc., check out their website and video.
Special note to SOB Members: Every SOB Member who attends this event will be reimbursed $20 per person, subsidized from The SOBs’ treasury after the event.

November Meeting on Zoom
2024-11-17 12:30 - 15:30
Our meeting begins at 12:30 pm (Pacific time). Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to chat and get to know members before the meeting begins. We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client” from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. Read the full story online here. The discussion will be led by SOB Naching Kassa.

Instructions for Joining our Virtual meeting:

Zoom can be used with a computer or a phone; even if you don’t have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can still call in with a 253 area code! We will send out the meeting ID and Password at 9 AM on Sunday morning. If you won’t be able to access your email then, please let us know and we will call or help you another way.

Smart phone or tablet option:
Download the Zoom app and launch it. It will ask for a meeting ID and a password.
_________
Regular phone option:
Call (253) 215-8782

Some additional help here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone

_________
Computer option:
If you use your computer, you will need at least a working microphone and speaker. If you have a camera you can use that too, but it’s not mandatory.
When you launch Zoom, it will ask you about your microphone and speaker, and your camera if you have one. Pick what works for you. You can always turn the camera off at any time.

To Download Zoom:

https://zoom.us/support/download

This will either ask to download, or download immediately. Don’t worry either way.
Launch it and use the meeting ID and password.

When the meeting starts the host will let you into the meeting. Don’t worry if you’re in the “waiting room” for a minute or two. I highly recommend you watch the video Margaret found below, and/or download Zoom and look at the Zoom website ahead of time so you are familiar with it for Sunday. It’s not super hard, just takes a few minutes to feel comfortable!

Notes:
You may be muted when you enter the room, depending on the settings. Find the little microphone icon and click it to unmute yourself. Similarly – if you are not talking, it is good practice to mute yourself so everyone can hear without background noise. The host may mute you if you are creating background noise.

A good safety tip is to have a piece of paper or a cover over your camera screen ALL the time and to only remove it when you are using the camera.

This is the Zoom website if you want to take a look at what they offer and how it works:
https://zoom.us/

Here is the Zoom FAQ:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806-Frequently-Asked-Questions

This is a helpful video Margaret found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

December Meeting at the Queen Anne Branch of The Seattle Public Library
2024-12-15 12:30 - 16:00 | Queen Anne Library, 400 W Garfield Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us in person at Queen Anne Library for our December meeting.
The meeting begins at 12:30 pm. Feel free to join at 12:00 if you would like to help set up the room, or chat and get to know members before the meeting begins.

Your contribution to the Cookie Exchange and snacks table will be most appreciated!

We will be discussing “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Read the story online here.

Deadline to submit to Beaten's Christmas Annual
2024-12-31
Your deadline for our magazine‐style annual for‐and‐by‐the Members is December 31, 2024!!
Beaten’s editor Terri has been waiting for your essay, story, game, doodle, or anything else fit to print. Your subject might be Sherlockian, such as, what is your favorite adventure and why; or Victorian, what did people eat during that period; or mysteries, who else was solving puzzles at that time and how good were they. If you have a topic selected and want to know if it would fit, please contact Terri. If you want to send in an illustration, other than for this year’s cover, please contact Terri at terri@soundofthebaskervilles.com.
