Register for the 2025 BSI Trust Lecture

<p>Registration is now open for the fifth annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registration. </p><p>From 1899 to the height of the Great Depression, a Connecticut Yankee in a deerstalker cap starred on both sides of the pond in a legendary play about a very British detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle.  </p><p>This BSI Trust Lecture by S.E. Dahlinger is about the enigmatic actor, his career and his castle, and his role in reviving the Sherlock Holmes franchise.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Lecture</h3><p><b>Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to all Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li><li>Advance registration required</li><li>Registration closes when event reaches capacity</li></ul><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9hJbkXfBCcgWkrIelb9GnEi_NYXIEsvYlYe2K5BtcBizgVXtayG50zF7vnuyJO7bQEsq8fYmM6lRBLUXhc0kdKhTmlkBtvwVtRNZkvoIium5_g4H_mdAtPCymdONzaU-n29RMCpOzFbxKAunSwRcnlPUm9u7G5MJEabmwkVwD-t2uOoKGF2OzXc87dU/s770/lecture-2025-s-e-dahlinger-v1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="S.E. Dahlinger" border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9hJbkXfBCcgWkrIelb9GnEi_NYXIEsvYlYe2K5BtcBizgVXtayG50zF7vnuyJO7bQEsq8fYmM6lRBLUXhc0kdKhTmlkBtvwVtRNZkvoIium5_g4H_mdAtPCymdONzaU-n29RMCpOzFbxKAunSwRcnlPUm9u7G5MJEabmwkVwD-t2uOoKGF2OzXc87dU/w252-h320/lecture-2025-s-e-dahlinger-v1a.jpg" title="S.E. Dahlinger" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">S.E. Dahlinger</h3><div>S.E. Dahlinger ("The Bruce-Partington Plans") is an independent scholar in theatre history and operatic performance. Susan is a volunteer historian for The Friends of Gillette Castle State Park. Her article, "The Sherlock Holmes We Never Knew," won The Morley-Montgomery Award in 1999. </div><div><br /></div><div>The title of her BSI Trust Lecture is "Marry Him or Murder Him: William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes."</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Notes</h3><p></p><p>We plan to have only the scheduled speakers visible and talking, so you do not need a camera or microphone to watch the Lecture.</p><p>Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time.  We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.</p><p>A recording of the Lecture will be posted online in the BSI Digital Archive in the future, but we do not have a date for that posting and encourage you to watch this event live.</p><p>While the Lecture is free, advance registration is required and space is limited.  <b><span style="color: red;">To sign up, click the link below to our online Zoom registration page:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_58lLH_9TTOaGofyepZmNcQ" rel="nofollow">Register for the free 2025 BSI Trust Lecture</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>

Register for the 2025 BSI Trust Lecture

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Register for the 2024 BSI Trust Lecture

<p>Registration is now open for the fourth annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registration. </p><p>Mattias Boström will use an analysis of thousands of newspaper articles and a deep dive into the activities of the BSI to shed light on how the BSI has helped to create and shape the Sherlockian landscape for nearly a century.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Lecture</h3><p><b>Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to all Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li><li>Advance registration required</li><li>Registration closes when event reaches capacity</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssSJBvWvMFTYPX0R2PQbHZBc5_IIDyMP3rpEZiEcL9e11ELBkZNzaH9i9QECeYjUIao32h4xxByLxdh1ZbEjSly8X07iuxi90nof7JrQvgyyYASqxUjF6bwAmR8-7mT37O3P26hHIWSDAA3spGIMhyphenhyphen39j3ojFg4BwSYyvonx7EYJBd16ng5VJkAznkxA/s925/lecture-2024-mattias-bostrom-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mattias Boström" border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="925" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssSJBvWvMFTYPX0R2PQbHZBc5_IIDyMP3rpEZiEcL9e11ELBkZNzaH9i9QECeYjUIao32h4xxByLxdh1ZbEjSly8X07iuxi90nof7JrQvgyyYASqxUjF6bwAmR8-7mT37O3P26hHIWSDAA3spGIMhyphenhyphen39j3ojFg4BwSYyvonx7EYJBd16ng5VJkAznkxA/w320-h320/lecture-2024-mattias-bostrom-v1.jpg" title="Mattias Boström" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Mattias Boström</h3><div>Mattias Boström is the author of Agatha Award winning <i>From Holmes to Sherlock</i> (2017) and serves as one of the editors for the <i>Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers</i> series of books. He resides with his wife and two daughters outside of Stockholm, Sweden, and is a member of various Sherlockian societies including the BSI.</div><div><br /></div><div>The title of his BSI Trust Lecture is "'The public shall know': The Impact of the Baker Street Irregulars Over 90 Years."</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Notes</h3><p></p><p>We plan to have only the scheduled speakers visible and talking, so you do not need a camera or microphone to watch the Lecture.</p><p>Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time.  We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.</p><p>A recording of the Lecture will be posted online in the BSI Digital Archive in the future, but we do not have a date for that posting and encourage you to watch this event live.</p><p>While the Lecture is free, advance registration is required and space is limited.  <b><span style="color: red;">To sign up, click the link below to our online Zoom registration page:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Register for the free 2024 BSI Trust Lecture  (webinar is over)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/12/bsi-trust-lectures.html">Watch BSI Trust Lecture Recordings Online</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>

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Watch BSI Trust Lectures

<p>The BSI Trust Lecture series began in October 2021. Lectures are held annually and are open to the public at no charge. They are delivered live as a Zoom webinar, with recordings deposited in the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a>. </p><p>Lectures typically last about an hour. The live event allows viewers to submit questions to the presenter.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">BSI Trust Lecture Summary</h3><p>The links below go to BSI Archive online recordings at the Indiana University media server.</p><p><a href="https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/999n10f49p" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roberta Pearson: 2021 BSI Trust Lecture</a><br />The Adventure of the Mutable Detective<br />(See also her paper in the Spring 2022 BSJ)</p><p><a href="https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/336h04mk43" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ray Betzner: 2022 BSI Trust Lecture</a><br />"221B": The Story of a Sherlockian Sonnet</p><p><a href="https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/f55z211163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steven Rothman: 2023 BSI Trust Lecture</a><br />The Godfathers of Sherlockian Publishing: Christopher Morley and Edgar W. Smith</p><p><a href="https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/z10w72jp27" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mattias Boström: 2024 BSI Trust Lecture</a><br />"The public shall know": The Impact of the Baker Street Irregulars Over 90 Years</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Future BSI Trust Lectures</h3><p>To get notified via email when we schedule future BSI Trust Lectures, sign up via the BSI website for our free “<a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-news-via-email">News from the BSI</a>” email alerts.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">History of the BSI Trust Lectures</h3><p>The BSI Trust Lecture series began in 2021 under the leadership of Thomas A. Horrocks, then Chair of the BSI Trust. Steve Mason, Greg Ruby, and Randall Stock produced the webinars. Alan Rettig edited the recordings, and Tamar Zeffren deposited the edited recordings in the BSI Archive.</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="BSI Trust Lecture Videos" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvzLzpA2-R2nlb2rk3cAdXKZLbP9sBA9myljgPQBJfYKmzIynSQD5Rv4-u9MRcVcR2ISZ6N-zTd7UR81_iKlq7C63vfnHv536QLIjs5oqPsmhT9yjQwYTY-C0phZPJwa5KZaBFJWyJNZ9NqnTE_-0SEw0nA5SgIxCjPsvYpKtcly45T3XrwVu8rGi47s/w200-h200/bsi-trust-lecture-videos.jpg" width="200" /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>Page composed on 12/8/23 by Randall Stock.</div><div><br /></div><div>Page updated 12/12/24 by Randall Stock.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

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William Cochran Interview: Oral History Project

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd1Ujt4wufW3dCbEnaziH00pHGNT_r7iaHpikVaqH_QNI2P-KA5352zmDXiNEEXeukp7sWnLHWVgfCDPpBT0ZXAQJ32TkU0SmhlOohpARYHig4DkfyEtGfK7kGk9A81ASs1jluHM97VSez4jwUNpOBcRuVAAs9u9G882R6vjj-sAvM7jLEds2d-Er3rc/s868/william-cochran-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="William Cochran, BSI" border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd1Ujt4wufW3dCbEnaziH00pHGNT_r7iaHpikVaqH_QNI2P-KA5352zmDXiNEEXeukp7sWnLHWVgfCDPpBT0ZXAQJ32TkU0SmhlOohpARYHig4DkfyEtGfK7kGk9A81ASs1jluHM97VSez4jwUNpOBcRuVAAs9u9G882R6vjj-sAvM7jLEds2d-Er3rc/w279-h320/william-cochran-v1.jpg" title="William Cochran, BSI" width="279" /></a></div><br />Rare is the sentence in William Cochran’s (Murray, 1988) interview which does not feature at least one dynamic anecdote or memorable <i>bon mot</i>.  <p></p><p>Bill’s eclectic interview encompasses topics ranging from his early encounters with William S. Baring-Gould’s <i>Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i> to organizing speakeasies during the BSI Weekend with Gordon Speck and Newton M. Williams. It covers the “serendipity” of his Sherlockian collecting to the history and evolution of the Occupants of the Empty House scion (which he founded).</p><p>He provides insights into Midwestern scion societies, his favorite BSI Dinner experiences, and the Sherlock Holmes article he is most proud to have authored.</p><p>Bill also discusses his unusual connection with the architect and futurist Buckminster Fuller, who attended meetings of Christopher Morley’s Grillparzer Club in the 1930s.  As Bill often observes, “If you’re not having fun, then why on earth are you doing it?” </p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="128" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28701573/height/128/theme/modern/size/standard/thumbnail/no/custom-color/cccccc/time-start/00:00:00/hide-playlist/yes/hide-subscribe/yes/hide-share/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><p style="text-align: center;">Click above to play audio (<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history-4.html">playback help</a>)</p><p>Interviewee: William Cochran </p><p>Interviewer: Joseph Eckrich</p><p>Date: May 3, 2019</p><p>Location: Carbondale, IL</p><p>Description: MP3, 36.1 MB, 86kbps, 58 minutes</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Interview Topics</h4><p>Criterion Bar Association</p><p>The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic)</p><p><i>Baker Street Journal</i></p><p>William S. Baring-Gould</p><p>Tom and Ruthann Stetak</p><p>John Bennett Shaw</p><p>Robert C. Burr</p><p>Peter Blau</p><p>Michael Harrison</p><p>Newton M. Williams</p><p>William S. Baring-Gould</p><p>Julian Wolff</p><p>Tom Stix</p><p>Gordon Speck</p><p>Downstate Sherlockian Competition</p><p>Occupants of the Empty House</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Definitions</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours & Other Terms</a></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Materials</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1988-bsi-dinner.html">The 1988 BSI Dinner</a><br />William Cochran received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.</p><p><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/the-baker-street-journal/">The Baker Street Journal</a> (BSI website)<br />Cochran was Editor of the <i>Baker Street Journal</i> (BSJ) in 1993.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an index to all OHP interviews, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Summary</a> list.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+Oral%20History">Interviews recently added online</a> (sorted by when recording was posted online)</p><p><br /></p><p>Material in the BSI Archive may be used by any qualified scholar, subject to the normal rules and regulations of the library. For links to a detailed finding aid and related information, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page.</p><p><br /></p><p>Page composed on 11/15/23 by Tamar Zeffren</p><p>This page last updated 12/8/23 by Randall Stock</p><p> </p><div><br /></div>

William Cochran Interview: Oral History Project

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Register for the 2023 BSI Trust Lecture

<p>Registration is now open for the third annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registration. </p><p>Steven Rothman will discuss the correspondence between Christopher Morley (the founder of the Baker Street Irregulars in 1934) and Edgar W. Smith (the BSI’s second leader).</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Lecture</h3><p><b>Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to all Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li><li>Advance registration required</li><li>Registration closes when event reaches capacity</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/02/morley-smith-1949-12-24.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Christopher Morley 1949 letter to Edgar W. Smith" border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPc4qGh_v6pJLuwu7N4931PnYNkUp6Qzf8wjvlfRJTzdxcY9UBdZkQS_4AYcFnD4vB5eNqni9rxOsuSMuIlNNwJMsbqyQoaDByU9KVnPRyuIV3ze_avwmFO8GRWEbTqpTTRCRCBgkvzsGw-kc2siaXQ1KtKjCiFR-qesc4yD3N6XiikIyNzpg0QUGpm8/w249-h320/letter-morley-smith-1949-12-24.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/02/morley-smith-1949-12-24.html">Morley letter to Smith at Christmas 1949</a></div><div><p></p><p>We plan to have only the scheduled speakers visible and talking, so you do not need a camera or microphone to watch the Lecture.</p><p>Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time. We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.</p><p>While the Lecture is free, advance registration is required and space is limited. <b><span style="color: red;">To sign up, click the link below to our online Zoom registration page:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Register for the 2023 BSI Trust Lecture (webinar is over)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/12/bsi-trust-lectures.html">Watch BSI Trust Lecture Recordings Online</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>

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Fall 2023 Newsletter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2023-fall.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Fall 2023 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxif-daEqHWXcQuMBGt1R0mXJvAfQlcpAVJ-_IuO6vaFDRQQLji70A7FCuOmTxuL0n9a03vUPgJ9ws5LC5CAcYWJJ-E04rO5IqVLVW5vOuemCYrEG4NhlYiER1qZwPlLt10vlcvSxOt8L3zaCsJ7sKjEJhYggtRJRZDjiBId4qPblwk4r60XC5vDgU4w/w310-h400/trust-newsletter-2023-fall.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Fall 2023 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>Visit Denny Dobry's Basement of Books. </li><li>Rothman to Give 2023 BSI Trust Lecture. </li> <li>From the Outgoing Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. </li><li>From the Editor & Incoming Chair by Ray Betzner. </li> </ul> Our newsletter's design makes the PDF easier to read on-screen when using a tablet or smartphone. Phone users may want to turn their phone sideways for larger text.<div><br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2023-fall.pdf">Fall 2023 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 1 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div><div><br /></div>

Fall 2023 Newsletter

The Fall 2023 newsletter includes these articles: Visit Denny Dobry's Basement of Books.  Rothman to Give 2023 BSI Trust Lecture.  F...

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