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=====The Omaha Sherlockian Society===== | =====The Omaha Sherlockian Society===== | ||
- | {{:oss_pin_4.jpg |OSS lapel pin }} **Welcome** | + | {{:oss_pin_apr23.jpg?240 |OSS lapel pin }} **Welcome** |
This page is the start of your path to information about the Omaha Sherlockian Society, a group of individuals with significant interest in the collection of novels and short stories about Sherlock Holmes and his activities. Although fictional, Mr. Holmes lives on in the minds -- and pens (or word processors) of many. | This page is the start of your path to information about the Omaha Sherlockian Society, a group of individuals with significant interest in the collection of novels and short stories about Sherlock Holmes and his activities. Although fictional, Mr. Holmes lives on in the minds -- and pens (or word processors) of many. | ||
**About Us** The Omaha Sherlockian Society was originally organized by Carl Wirth in October 2010. The group became a scion society of the [[BSI|Baker Street Irregulars]] on October 24, 2016. It meets on the second Saturday of each month. Meetings usually begin with notes of recent events of interest to Sherlockians, | **About Us** The Omaha Sherlockian Society was originally organized by Carl Wirth in October 2010. The group became a scion society of the [[BSI|Baker Street Irregulars]] on October 24, 2016. It meets on the second Saturday of each month. Meetings usually begin with notes of recent events of interest to Sherlockians, | ||
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+ | ====Meeting Structure==== | ||
+ | Meetings usually begin with a summary of events related to the group that occurred since the previous meeting, or will occur in the future. Various new items of interest to the group (publications, | ||
====The Next Meeting==== | ====The Next Meeting==== | ||
- | Our next [[meeting]] will be held on April 9th as a Zoom meeting. | + | Our next [[meeting]] will be held on December 9, 2023 in the large meeting |
- | The plan for the meeting is to discuss | + | The plan for the meeting is to discuss **The Adventure |
- | remaining stories in the collection will be discussed during the May meeting. | + | |
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- | The May and June meetings (on May 14th and June 11th) will be held in the large meeting room on the lower level of the W. Clarke Swanson Branch of the Omaha Public Library! Many are already familiar with this location, but we've been absent from there for many meetings. As expected, the meetings are scheduled for two hours starting at 10:00 AM. It is currently not clear if this will be a hybrid meeting (that is, in person for some and by Zoom for others). Details will be announced later. | + | |
====Notes to Members and Visitors==== | ====Notes to Members and Visitors==== | ||
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====Contacting The Society==== | ====Contacting The Society==== | ||
- | There will soon be a page from which you can [[contact us]]. It's not completely implemented yet, though. | + | You can use [[contact us|this page]] to contact us. |
+ | If you just have a question about the group, or membership, or anything Sherlock-related we'd love to hear from you. Response time to contact messages is not guaranteed, however! | ||
====Becoming A Member==== | ====Becoming A Member==== | ||
- | If you think you might enjoy being a member of the society, send e-mail to the site administrator (admin@omahasherlockiansociety.org) | + | If you think you might enjoy being a member of the society, |
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+ | ====A Few Pictures==== | ||
+ | [[pictures|Here]] are a few pictures that may be of interest. |