A MOUNTAINEER NAMED SHERLOCK
Please join us on 20-21 March 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.
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 WV & Regional 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!