Register for the 2025 BSI Trust Lecture

Registration is now open for the fifth annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registration.

From 1899 to the height of the Great Depression, a Connecticut Yankee in a deerstalker cap starred on both sides of the pond in a legendary play about a very British detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle.  

This BSI Trust Lecture by S.E. Dahlinger is about the enigmatic actor, his career and his castle, and his role in reviving the Sherlock Holmes franchise.

The BSI Trust Lecture

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)

• Online using Zoom
• Open to all Sherlockians & the public
• Free – no registration fee
• Advance registration required
• Registration closes when event reaches capacity

 

S.E. Dahlinger

S.E. Dahlinger ("The Bruce-Partington Plans") is an independent scholar in theatre history and operatic performance. Susan is a volunteer historian for The Friends of Gillette Castle State Park. Her article, "The Sherlock Holmes We Never Knew," won The Morley-Montgomery Award in 1999. 

The title of her BSI Trust Lecture is "Marry Him or Murder Him: William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes."

Event Notes

We plan to have only the scheduled speakers visible and talking, so you do not need a camera or microphone to watch the Lecture.

Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time.  We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.

A recording of the Lecture will be posted online in the BSI Digital Archive in the future, but we do not have a date for that posting and encourage you to watch this event live.

While the Lecture is free, advance registration is required and space is limited.  To sign up, click the link below to our online Zoom registration page:

Register for the free 2025 BSI Trust Lecture