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Our 48th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, and began at 7pm. Attending (either in person or on ZOOM) was Michelle, Pat, Bill, Rick, Ed, Barry, Barb, Beth, Tom, Marc, Carol, and Linda.  Notes from this meeting:A good time was had by all who attended this meeting! After Ed's fun fact, and Michele's video clip, Rick led us in a discussion of the story entitled, "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans." Plans for the August Meeting:The meeting will take place on August 24, 2021 at 7 pm in the lobby of Beach PC Computer Repair shop. ZOOM participation will be available for the meeting.
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Our 47th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, and began at 7pm. Attending in person was Tom, Beth, Bill, Ed, Pat, Michele, Barb, Rick, and Barry.  Notes from this meeting:Before the meeting got started, Tom provided a brief explanation about why he cancelled the May meeting at the last minute. Furthermore, he thanked everyone for their kind words about his wife's health. Barry brought us a fun fact, and then Ed narrated a video clip from The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Basil Rathbone. Tom moderated the solution to the mystery, and then presented a summary of THE ADVENTURE OF THE RED CIRCLE. Tom's presentation of THE ADVENTURE OF THE RED CIRCLE was concluded by watching the last 7 minutes of the Granada Television production of this story. Plans for the July meeting:The meeting will take place on July 27, 2021 at 7 pm in the lobby of Beach PC Computer Repair shop. ZOOM participation will be available for the meeting.
The mystery to solve is pictured below:  Our 46th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, and began at 7pm. This was the first meeting in about a year since we met in person, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. For those who could not make it in person, we also setup a large TV with a computer attached to support a ZOOM connection to our meeting. Attending in person was Beth, Barb, Bill, Rick, Barry, Pat, Michele, Linda, and Tom. Joining us by ZOOM was Carol, Marc, and Ed.  Notes from this meeting:Everyone seemed to be in a joyful mood for this meeting, a condition that can only be attributed to being back in person at Beach PC's computer repair shop. After some small talk, Pat started the meeting by bring several fun facts about Sherlock Holmes and ACD. Following Pat, Tom introduced Show and Tell by displaying his new sweatshirt. Tom then showed a clip from Granada TV's production of SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA, and proposed that we incorporate a short clip at each meeting in the future. Next on our agenda was attempting to solve the mystery entitled HOT CASH. Everyone participated, but kudos go to Michele and Beth for uncovering the main points of the mystery. Our meeting ended with a fantastic presentation of ADVENTURE OF THE CARDBOARD BOX, by Michele. She even brought a cardboard box containing two ears packed in rock salt. Well done, Michele!
Plans for the June meeting:Special Note: We had scheduled a meeting to take place in May, 2021, but it was cancelled by Tom. At the time of the scheduled meeting, he had some personal issues to deal with, preventing him from hosting the meeting. The good news is that the issues have been resolved, and the assignments for the missed May meeting will be carried over to the June meeting.
The mystery to solve is pictured below:  Our 45th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we continue to meet ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Barb, Rick, Tom, Bill, Beth, Candace, Carol, Barry, Linda, Marc, Michele, and Pat.  Notes from this meeting:We started the meeting with some fun facts brought to the club by Bill, followed by solving the mystery presented by Tom. Next, six Society members presented a play by Arthur Conan Doyle entitled "The Crown Diamond: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes." Rick read the part of Sherlock Holmes, and Linda read the part of Watson. The part of Billy was read by Barb, Moran was read by Ed, and Barry read the dialog for Merton the Boxer. Our narrator for the play was Carol. The play went extremely well, and if you don't believe me, then you can listen to it yourself. Here is the audio-only version of the play: Plans for the April meeting:Next month's meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 20, 2020, at 7pm. This will be an "IN PERSON" meeting at Beach PC Computer Repair Shop, located at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Suite 7, Wilmington, NC. The meeting will also be on ZOOM.
The mystery to solve is entitled "HOT CASH", and it is described below:  Our 44th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we continue to meet ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Marc, Tom, Bill, Barry, Carol, Michele, Pat, Ed, Barb, Rick, and Linda.  Notes from this meeting:Marc did a great job presenting our assigned story this evening, "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge". His introduction and description of the plot and characters was well received, and caused other members to join in the lively discussion. Michele introduced a couple of fun facts about Sherlock Holmes, including a comparison of his IQ with that of Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. Well done, Michele! Solving the murder mystery "Book Ends" was a bit of a challenge, but once the method of poisoning was revealed, the solution followed quickly. Plans for the March meeting:Nest month's meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 16, 2020, at 7pm. Of course, the meeting will be on ZOOM. The meeting assignments are as follows:
Here is the mystery to be solved during the March meeting:  Our 43rd meeting was conducted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we continue to meet ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Bill, Beth, Tom, Barb, Rick, Marc, Carol, Barry, Linda, Michele, Pat, Candace, and Chuck.  Notes from this meeting:After some brief remarks made by various Society members, Linda presented her summary of The Hound of the Baskervilles. She began by reviewing the cast of characters, followed by a synopsis of the story. Then, Linda opened up the floor to discussion of ACD, the story, and other related points. Well done, Linda! Plans for the February meeting:Nest month's meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2020, at 7pm. Of course, the meeting will be on ZOOM. The meeting assignments are as follows:
Here is the Mystery to be solved:  Our 42nd meeting was conducted on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Barry, Tom, Chuck, Bill, Beth, Marv, Carol, Linda, Candace, Barb, Michele, Rick, Pat, and Mark.  Notes from this meeting:
Plans for the January meeting:January's meeting falls on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 7pm. Of course, it will be conducted using ZOOM. To join the meeting, click on the button below: Meeting ID: 733 380 7303 Passcode: 12345 After some discussion, those in attendance decided to cut all regular activities in January's meeting, and instead devote the entire meeting to the discussion of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. Linda volunteered to present the story and lead the discussion. To best prepare for the January meeting, plan to watch these two video presentations of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: Link to watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwKv0fkFZ54&t=2746s Link to watch on Archive: https://archive.org/details/SherlockHolmesGranada/1988-08-31+-+Sherlock+Holmes+-+The+Hound+of+The+Baskervilles.avi Our 41st meeting was conducted on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Barb, Rick, Tom, Candace, Barry, Pat, Michelle, Carol, Chuck, Beth, & Bill. Linda, who regularly attends the meetings, could not make it this evening. We missed you, Linda! We also missed Ed, who has decided to take a break from the meetings until we resume meeting in person.  Notes from this meeting:While waiting for all meeting attendees to arrive, Tom talked about the "Gardner Heist", the true story of The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft. Although this topic created a lot of discussion, unfortunately, the mystery remains UNSOLVED! Special mention goes to Candace, for an outstanding job at presenting THE ABBY GRANGE! Well done! You may recall that when she presented THE SPECKLED BAND, she created a diorama of the rooms talked about in the story. Another member who deserves special recognition is Bill, for bring a poster and miniature ship to help illustrate his assigned stories. During the fun fact, Rick did a great job at breaking down the elements of a traditional mystery story, as ACD did many times during his stories. Kudos to Rick for recognizing ACD's use of the mystery story formula. Plans for the December meeting:December's Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 7pm. The meeting assignments are as follows:
 Our 40th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Jim, Tom, Candace, Barry, Chuck, Carol, Linda, Rick, Barb, Michelle, and Pat. This was Jim's first meeting, and we were very happy to have him!  Notes from this meeting:Tom brought us a quote this evening from The Solitary Cyclist, which was identified by Candace very quickly. Both Pat and Barry brought fun facts about Arthur Conan Doyle, which were very interesting indeed. Tom's show and tell was his English coin commemorating Sherlock Holmes, and Barb's show and tell were her grand kids, both of which were very well received. And after Tom moderated the discussion about the assigned mystery, Michelle brought us a review of tonight's story, which was The Missing Three-Quarter. Speaking for myself, I thought the meeting was in keeping with the highest traditions of a Sherlock Holmes scion. Plans for the November meeting:November's Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 7pm. The meeting assignments are as follows:
 Our 39th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Ed, Tom, Rick, Barb, Barry, Bill, Michelle, Pat, Linda, and Marv. We were delighted to welcome Marv to our club!  Notes from this meeting:This was a very enjoyable meeting indeed! Everyone seem to be in very good spirits, and we had the pleasure of welcoming our newest member, Marv. The level of participation at tonight's meeting was high. Pretty much everyone guessed "Irene Adler" from Michelle's quote, and almost everyone recognized Barry's character description was from the Adventure of the Crooked Man. Linda's fun facts were very interesting and evoked much discussion. Ed correctly guessed the mystery, which revealed that the man killed his wife because he found out she was actually a transsexual, who was originally born a man. Well done, everyone! Plans for the October meeting:October's Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at 7pm. The meeting assignments are as follows:
 Our 38th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Bill, Tom, Barry, Pat, Rick, Michelle, Barb, Candace, Carol, Linda, and Ed.  Notes from this meeting:I feel like we are all getting used to using ZOOM to conduct our meetings. While they were a little "choppy" at first, everyone seems to have settled in and are enjoying them as much as meeting in person. Who knows... we may never go back to "Live"! Everyone seemed very delighted that Carol joined us this evening. She is a friend of Linda's, and seemed to enjoy our little group. I hope she joins us again! Before beginning the meeting, we sang happy birthday to Michelle! She and Pat were over celebrating with Rick and Barb, and they joined the meeting as a group of four. Plans for the September meeting:September's meeting will take place on September 22, 2020 at 7pm, and we will continue using ZOOM. Here are the assignments for that meeting:
 Our 37th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Ed, Barry, Michelle, Pat, Bill, Beth, Linda, Candace, Barb, and Rick.  Notes from this meeting:First of all, let me say that I reviewed the video recording of the meeting, and without a doubt, Linda had the most fun. I am not suggesting that we create a special award for the person who has the most fun, but if we had one, then she would definitely receive it! NOTE: In past meeting notes I have always taken the time to review in detail what occurred during the meeting. After giving it some thought, I am discontinuing this practice, except when something really unique occurs. Plans for the August Meeting:August's meeting will take place on August 18, 2020 at 7pm. We all decided that we would stick with ZOOM for the time being, rather than risk exposure to Covid-19. Click on the button below to connect to the ZOOM meeting. If prompted for a password, enter 12345.
 Our 36th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Ed, Tom, Bill, Beth, Candace, Chuck, Michelle, Pat, Barry, and Barb.  Notes from this meeting:Once again, a very successful ZOOM meeting. Here are the highlights:
Plans for the July Meeting:July's meeting will take place on July 21, 2020 at 7pm. We all decided that we would stick with ZOOM for the time being, rather than risk exposure to Covid-19. Click on the button below to connect to the ZOOM meeting. If prompted for a password, enter 12345.
 Our 35th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Barry, Tom, Bill, Beth, Candace, Michelle, Pat, Barb, Rick, Ed, and Henry (not pictured).  Notes from this meeting:Since this was our second ZOOM meeting, the proceedings were much smoother than last month. Henry joined us, but could not be pictured because his computer did not have a camera or microphone. Still, it was nice having Henry join us!
Plans for the June meeting:The June meeting will take place on June 16th at 7 pm. At the present time, we plan for the meeting to be held in person at Beach PC, 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, Wilmington, NC 28412 (just south of Monkey Junction). If it looks like we will still be restricted by Covid-19, then the meeting will be handled using ZOOM. Tom will let you know by email as we get closer to the date.
The mystery to solve is displayed below:  Our 34th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, and began at 7pm. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this meeting was ONLINE, using the ZOOM Videoconferencing Service. Attending was Barb, Rick, Tom (and occasionally Tom's grandson Ezra), Ed, Linda (and her dog), Barry, Bill, Beth, Pat, and Michelle.  Notes from this meeting:The meeting had it's challenges! We were all treated by visions of pet dogs, not to mention the appearance of Tom's grandson, Ezra. Tom's shirt color changed, and his camera (or Internet connection) caused his picture to freeze from time to time. Barry had similar problems, but managed to hang in for the entire meeting. All in all, it was a good meeting, primarily because we were all "together" again.
Plans for May's meeting:The next meeting will be held on May 19th, and will probably be conducted using ZOOM again. It that changes, Tom will let everyone know. Here are the assignments for the May meeting:
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Our 33rd meeting was conducted on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Tom, Barb, Rick, Michelle, Pat, Ed, Lance (our newest member), Barry, and Candace (taking the picture).  Notes from this meeting:
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 Our 32nd meeting was conducted on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Barb, Beth, Michelle, Candace, Pat, Tom, Rick, Bill, Barry, and Ed (out front taking the picture, and our newest member).  Notes from this meeting:After welcoming Ed, our newest member, we went around the room and introduced ourselves, stating our name and occupation. Then, we got down to business...
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 Our 31th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Tom, Michelle, Candace, Pat, Rick, Barry. and Barb (taking the picture).  Notes from this meeting:
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 Our 30th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Tom, Candace, Michelle, Linda, Barb, Rick, Barry, and Pat (taking the picture). Bill was at the meeting, but unfortunately left just before we took the picture. Sorry Bill!  Notes from this meeting:
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 Our 29th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Pat, Michelle, Barb, Beth, Bill, Tom, and Rick. Linda is taking the picture!  Notes from this meeting:
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 Our 28th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Michelle, Pat, Barb (holding Bearlock Holmes), Rick, Bill, Barry, Candace, Beth (taking the picture), and Tom (just behind Beth.  Notes from this Meeting
Plans for the October Meeting: The October meeting will take place on the 15th, and Tom has volunteered to present the story, entitled "The Crooked Man". If you want to watch Granada TV's adaptation of this story starring Jeremy Brett, click on the following link. https://archive.org/details/SherlockHolmesGranada/1984-05-22+-+Sherlock+Holmes+-+The+Crooked+Man.avi Barry has volunteered to bring a fun fact, Michelle has volunteered to bring a character description, and Tom will once again read a quote at the beginning of the meeting. The mystery to solve is displayed below:  Our 27th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Candace, Pat, Michelle, Linda, Beth, Bill, Barry, Tom, and Rick (taking the picture).  Notes from this Meeting:The meeting started on time, with discussions about what everyone has been doing over the summer. We mentioned several members who couldn't make tonight's meeting, including Barb (she was kind enough to allow Rick to attend). Mystery Quote: Since Tom forgot to post a mystery quote in the notes from the last meeting, he provided one "on the fly". The quote was from "Scandal in Bohemia", and it was guessed correctly by Candace, Barry, Michelle, and Rick. Mystery to Solve: The mystery this month was entitled D.O.A. After much discussion, Beth and Candace shared credit for uncovering the key parts to this mystery. Story to Discuss: Bill did a masterful job at presenting "The Gloria Scott", and even brought a model sailing ship to liven up the discussion. Plans for the September Meeting:The next meeting will be Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at 7pm. Pat volunteered to lead a discussion on "The Reigate Squire", and Beth agreed to bring mystery Character, and Barry said he would come prepared with a "Fun Fact". The Mystery to solve is shown below:  Our 26th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Candace, Michelle, Pat, Rick, Tom, Barb, Beth, Henry, and Bill (taking the picture).  Notes from this meeting:Although it was not yet time to discuss the story for tonight's meeting (which was "A Study in Scarlett"), several members could not wait to comment on the Mormons and the part they planed in the story. Just after 7pm, I started the meeting and told everyone that we would have to postpone that discussion until it was time! Also, we were all saddened to hear that this will be Henry's last meeting with us. Henry is moving to Chapel Hill, and we wish him all the best! He will be GREATLY missed! Mystery Quote: The Mystery quote was from the "Adventure of the Priory School". By the way, Tom chose this particular quote because of ACD's colorful language ("We stared in silent amazement at this ponderous piece of wreckage..."). Bill, Rick, Barb, and Candace get credit for correctly naming this story. Mystery Character Description: Candace brought us the mystery character, which turned out to be Mary Morston from the story "The Sign of Four". Bill and Candace get credit for guessing the story! Mystery to Solve: The mystery was entitled "An evening with Pat and Mike". This story was difficult, and yielded much discussion and many questions concerning the solution. Credit for helping solve this mystery was Michelle, who correctly identified the piece of paper to be a suicide note, and Beth, who correctly that the cause of death was poison. Candace receives honorable mention for asking questions which led to the discovery that Pat was blind.
Story to Discuss: Henry did a great job at presenting the story "A Study in Scarlett". Everyone participated in a lively discussion of this story, which made for an interesting evening. Plans for the August Meeting:Since so many of our members are travelling during the month of July, we have decided to skip that month. The next meeting will be Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 7pm. Bill volunteered to lead a discussion on "The Gloria Scott", and Beth agreed to bring mystery Character. The Mystery to solve is shown below:  Our 25th meeting was conducted on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, and began at 7pm at 5905 Carolina Beach Road, Unit 7, in Monkey Junction. Attending was (from left to right) Candace, Barb, Pat, Michelle, Tom, Rick, Bill, Beth, Henry, and Barry (sorry you got "cut in half", Candace). Just an observation, but why is Tom and Rick leaning to their left?  Notes from the May Meeting:Our 25th meeting began at around 7pm as usual, with small talk about what's new with members present. Tom reported on the brief interaction with the SH club in Mt. Olive, which really never got off the ground. Mystery Quote: The Mystery quote was from the "Adventure of the Dancing Men" - Barry, Rick, Barb, and Candace get credit for correctly naming this story. Mystery Character Description: Pat brought us the mystery character, which turned out to be Grimsby Roylett from the story "The Speckled Band". Noone gets credit for this one! Mystery to Solve: The mystery was entitled "A fatal attack of gas", which was difficult, but not unsolvable. Barry guessed correctly that the oxygen container that was supposed to keep the millionaire safe was actually the murder weapon. Candace guess that the glass enclosure was actually the revolving door in the man's building. Story to Discuss: Michelle did a great job at presenting the story "The Stockbroker's Clerk". Show and Tell:
Plans for the June Meeting:The June meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at 7pm. The place will be Beach PC, 5905 Carolina Beach Road, #7 in Monkey Junction. The mystery quote to identify is as follows: "We have had some dramatic entrances and exits upon our small stage at Baker Street, but I cannot recollect anything more sudden and startling than the first appearance of Thorneycroft Huxtable, M.A., Ph.D., etc. His card, which seemed too small to carry the weight of his academic distinctions, preceded him by a few seconds, and then he entered himself -- so large, so pompous, and so dignified that he was the very embodiment of self-possession and solidity. And yet his first action, when the door had closed behind him, was to stagger against the table, whence he slipped down upon the floor, and there was that majestic figure prostrate and insensible upon our bearskin hearth-rug. We had sprung to our feet, and for a few moments we stared in silent amazement at this ponderous piece of wreckage, which told of some sudden and fatal storm far out on the ocean of life." The Mystery character description will be brought by Candace, and the story to discuss will be "A Study in Scarlett", led by Henry. The mystery to solve will be as follows:  |
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