The Beacon Society is a scion society of The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI), and serves as a link to other scion societies, providing teachers, librarians, children museums, and children theaters with local resources to bring the magic of Sherlock Holmes to life.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING -- SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021
Please join us on Saturday, January 8, at 10:00 am EST, 9 am CST for our annual Beacon Society General Meeting, obviously held virtually this year.
You may register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAscu-gqD8rE90TYarQaZRm89YkA9UELjL0
We will be covering:
Approval of Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Committee Reports
Awards
Presentation of the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award to David Fake
Communications
Fundraising
Grants
Junior Sherlockian Society
Programming
Old Business: Establishment of R. Joel Senter, Sr. Essay Contest. Denny Dobry will head the program.
New Business: Sherlock’s Spotlight launch
Fortescue Scholarship Honours Program Re-certification Exams.
Please join us on Saturday, January 8, at 10:00 am EST, 9 am CST for our annual Beacon Society General Meeting, obviously held virtually this year.
You may register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAscu-gqD8rE90TYarQaZRm89YkA9UELjL0
We will be covering:
Approval of Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Committee Reports
Awards
Presentation of the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award to David Fake
Communications
Fundraising
Grants
Junior Sherlockian Society
Programming
Old Business: Establishment of R. Joel Senter, Sr. Essay Contest. Denny Dobry will head the program.
New Business: Sherlock’s Spotlight launch
Fortescue Scholarship Honours Program Re-certification Exams.

e Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Society Award
As we begin another school year, you may have engaged students in a Sherlock Holmes related project that qualifies for the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award, or may be planning such a project for the upcoming school year, that will be completed before the November 15th deadline. If so, please review the nomination form and submit your materials to The Beacon Society - The Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award.
Nominees may be of any profession, but they must have made a significant contribution to exposing young people to the stories of Sherlock Holmes. An applicant may either be nominated by another person or may apply himself/herself. A group or scion society may be nominated. A project(s) must be completed before applying for the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award.
Award nominations may be submitted all year. The closing date for evaluation during the current review cycle is November 15, 2020. Once the evaluation has been completed, the winner will be notified in December 2020. Nominations made after the deadline will be held for evaluation in 2021.
Each year the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Society Award is given to an individual, scion society, or organization that has made a significant contribution to exposing young people to the study of Sherlock Holmes stories.
Each Award consists of a:
An application form, guidelines and other details about the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award may be obtained at the society’s website, http://www.beaconsociety.com/the-beacon-award.html
Other teaching materials, information about the Society, and resources for educating students can be found at the Society’s website, http://www.beaconsociety.com
For more information about the Awards, contact Arthur Renkwitz at renkwitza@gmail.com.
As we begin another school year, you may have engaged students in a Sherlock Holmes related project that qualifies for the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award, or may be planning such a project for the upcoming school year, that will be completed before the November 15th deadline. If so, please review the nomination form and submit your materials to The Beacon Society - The Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award.
Nominees may be of any profession, but they must have made a significant contribution to exposing young people to the stories of Sherlock Holmes. An applicant may either be nominated by another person or may apply himself/herself. A group or scion society may be nominated. A project(s) must be completed before applying for the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award.
Award nominations may be submitted all year. The closing date for evaluation during the current review cycle is November 15, 2020. Once the evaluation has been completed, the winner will be notified in December 2020. Nominations made after the deadline will be held for evaluation in 2021.
Each year the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Society Award is given to an individual, scion society, or organization that has made a significant contribution to exposing young people to the study of Sherlock Holmes stories.
Each Award consists of a:
- Certificate and a check for $221
- One-year Serpentine Muse and The Baker Street Journal subscription to the recipient or a school/organization of the recipient's choice.
- Summary of the winner's activity on the Beacon Society website
An application form, guidelines and other details about the Susan Z. Diamond Beacon Award may be obtained at the society’s website, http://www.beaconsociety.com/the-beacon-award.html
Other teaching materials, information about the Society, and resources for educating students can be found at the Society’s website, http://www.beaconsociety.com
For more information about the Awards, contact Arthur Renkwitz at renkwitza@gmail.com.
Become a Member of
the Beacon Society
If you would like to join our the Beacon
Society, please fill send an email to:
mason.steve8080@gmail.com
We will add you to our mailing list to receive Beacon Society updates. We appreciate all of
our members' support.
the Beacon Society
If you would like to join our the Beacon
Society, please fill send an email to:
mason.steve8080@gmail.com
We will add you to our mailing list to receive Beacon Society updates. We appreciate all of
our members' support.