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| Monica Schmidt at the podium for Holmes, Doyle, & Friends Five. Photo by Marcy Mahle. |
Nothing
energizes those strange people known as Sherlockians more than a good
symposium. And such an event happened last weekend in Dayton.
Don’t
take my word for it. As program chairman, I am somewhat biased.
Rob
Nunn wrote a thorough and admittedly more objective account of Holmes, Doyle, & Friends Five on
his blog, “Interesting Though Elementary.” This was the first conference for
Rob, author of The Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street. His enthusiasm for the event shines through every paragraph
of his post.
Rob
concludes the post by saying “the
more and more I go to events, the more I know that Sherlockiana isn’t just
about the stories, it’s about the people you engage with. And these
are some good people.”
So true! (Hence the title of this post.) And yet, Sherlockiana is also about our shared passion and the endless ways of approaching it. Despite all the books I’ve
read and conferences I’ve attended over the past 50 years, each of the
eight talks at Holmes, Doyle, & Friends Five offered me something new.
Veteran Sherlockian Brad Kefauver also offered a positive and insightful overview of his day in Dayton on his "Sherlock Peoria" blog.
Veteran Sherlockian Brad Kefauver also offered a positive and insightful overview of his day in Dayton on his "Sherlock Peoria" blog.
The conference has its roots in the nationally
known Holmes/Doyle Symposium that began in 1981 under the leadership of the
late Dr. Al Rodin. The Agra Treasurers, the Dayton-based scion society of the
Baker Street Irregulars, has been putting on the symposium under the new name since
2014. This year’s attendance was the highest in that time, with 52 registrants.
Our goal is to become a “must go” annual event for veteran Sherlockians and
newcomers alike.
Planning for next year is underway. I’ll keep you
posted.
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