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Conferences Sponsored by The Norwegian Explorers

The Norwegian Explorers, together with the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Libraries, have sponsored several conferences, which since 1995 have usually been held every three years. Past conferences include: 1984 -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota 1993 -- Victorian Criminal Classes: Rogues, Rascals and Ruffians 1995 -- The Detective and the Collector 1998 -- Founders' Footprints 2001 -- 2001: A Sherlockian Odyssey 2004 -- A River Runs by It 2007 -- Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas 2010 -- The Spirits of Sherlock Holmes 2013 -- Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place 2016 -- The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes 2019 -- Dark Places, Wicked Companions, and Strange Experiences 2022 -- The Timeless Sherlock Holmes 2024 -- Sherlock Holmes Collections @ 50 The last several conferences have featured presentations by noted Sherlockians from the U.S. and abroad, vendor tables, a silent auction of selected duplicate items from the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota, which is the world's largest assemblage of Sherlock Holmes-related material, exhibits of rare and unique materials from the Collections, a performance of an Edith Meiser radio script by the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Explorers, and the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections.
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