The Vermissa Herald is the journal of the oldest scion of the Baker Street Irregulars west of the Mississippi.  Published three times a year, in January, May and September, it's pages typically contain Scowrers' news and announcements, reports on recent Scowrers' gatherings and accounts of San Francisco bay area Sherlockian events and festivities.  Each issue also typically contains a fine collection of scholarly studies, original pastiches and poems, and Sherlockian cartoons and artwork by fellow lodge brothers and sisters.  A subscription to the Herald is included in Scowrers' membership which is $15 annually.  Subscription to the Herald by non-Scowrers is $10 a year.  Individual copies are $4 which includes postage.  Send subscription requests with check payable to the Scowrers to  James Stanger aka  Jim Ferreira, 753 Oriole Avenue, Livermore CA 94550-2684 or contact Stanger by wire at BakerSt@home.com.

THE LATEST ISSUE!

January 2000, Vol. 3, No. 1

The Scowrers' Victorian Picnic
An account by Stanger on the Scowrers' summer lake side Feast in the San Francisco east bay hills.

Who Really Were The Molly Maguires
Scowrer Paul Scholten sorts through the facts and fiction about the real Molly Maguires of the Pennsylvania coal country in this well researched paper.

The Royal Pretender
An excellent pastiche by Scowrer William Moir which involves the great detective and good doctor in the mystery of the missing Russian princess Anastasia.

The Adventure of the Disappeared Aviatrix
A well written short pastiche by Scowrer Edmund Holmes sets Mary Russell-Holmes on the scent of the missing aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

The Case of the Uncaged Cayman
A missing Cayman is the focus of a most singular investigation by Holmes and Watson in Edmund Holmes very clever short pastiche.