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  • First Time Visitor
    • I am a Student
    • I am a Librarian
    • I am a Sherlockian
    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
    • Elementary School
    • Middle (Junior) School
    • High School
    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives
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​Welcome to the Beacon Society

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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.

Click Here to Read the latest Beacon Society Quarterly Newsletter

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.

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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:
  • 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
      The Beacon Society is a scion society of The Baker Street Irregulars, an international organization of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts founded in 1934 by Christopher Morley. The Irregulars (known as the BSI) meet every January in New York City for a weekend of celebration and study.
      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.
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The Junior Sherlockian Society
Click on the button above to link to the Junior Sherlockian Society.  The Junior Sherlockian Society invites children and youth to complete Junior Sherlockian Training -- an in-depth study of Sherlock Holmes’s character traits, observational skills, capacity for critical thought, and inductive and deductive reasoning.

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  • Home
  • First Time Visitor
    • I am a Student
    • I am a Librarian
    • I am a Sherlockian
    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
    • Elementary School
    • Middle (Junior) School
    • High School
    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives