Omaha Sherlockian Society

The display case in the Omaha Swanson Library was filled with numerous Sherlockian items. They remained on display during the entire month.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Empty House” was discussed. Of course, Sherlock's birthday was also celebrated.

The society had a regular meeting at which “Mycroft and Sherlock” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse was discussed.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez” was discussed.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Three Students” was discussed.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist” was discussed. A number of members of the society also went to see “Baskerville” at the Bellevue Little Theater. This play was a quite good adaptation of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” and was enjoyed by those attending.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of Black Peter” was discussed.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Norwood Builder” was discussed.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans” was discussed.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger” was discussed.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire” was discussed.

The Circle Theatre (Omaha, NE) presented “An Evening of Sherlock Holmes Stories.” The first, “The Adventures of the Noble Bachelor,” was strongly based on the Doyle story. The second, “Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars,” was based on graphic novels. A member viewed the productions and reported on them to the membership.

Three of the society's members attended a BSI conference on “Building an Archive: A Celebration of the arrival of the BSI Archive at the Lilly Library.” The conference was held at the Lilly Library at Indiana University and the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomington, Indiana.

We discussed “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter.” There was also discussion of some of the activities at the Norwegian Explorer's conference in Minneapolis last month, and consideration of the design for the society's lapel pin (seen on this site's home page).

The annual dinner was held at Jerico's Restaurant at 7:00 PM. Bob Bernier made a presentation on “Irregulars & the Connection to Omaha.” Stan Wileman made a presentation the historical variation and equivalence of values expressed in pounds and dollars titled “How Much is that in Real Money?”

A member went to the Norwegian Explorers annual dinner to hear a talk by Nicholas Meyer, author of “The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols” and several other Sherlockian pastiches.

The society had a regular meeting at which “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange” was discussed.