A Mountaineer Named Sherlock

Please join us on March 20-21, 2020 in Morgantown, West Virginia, for the inaugural West Virginia University (WVU) Symposium on Sherlock Holmes.   

The Symposium is free to attendees and includes Friday reception and Saturday meals.  

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Questions? 

Email  librarydeanoffice@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-0304

Symposium Highlights: 

Learn more about Holmes’ Morgantown Connections with Ray Betzner and Andrew Fusco, WVU alumni and Baker Street Irregulars (BSI), and Dr. William Neal, WVU Medicine

Analyze Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s divided self with Marino Alvarez, WVU alumnus and BSI

Explore the history center’s collections: International Association for Identification (first in fingerprinting) and the superb detective fiction of Melville Davisson Post.

Tour the WVU Crime Scene Training Complex. Video tour of the crime scene houses.

Gala Dinner with Holmes-inspired menu and Special  Presentation by Michael Whelan (BSI)

As home to one of the world’s largest and most prominent forensic and investigative science programs at WVU, we hope the world’s greatest detective would feel right at home!