a.k.a. Joseph Dierkes, Sherlock Peoria's correspondent in the mystic East
"I recognized him at once as Stanley Hopkins, a young police inspector, for whose future Holmes had high hopes, while he in turn professed the admiration and respect of a pupil for the scientific methods of the famous amateur."

-- John H. Watson,
"The Adventure of Black Peter"

2005 Columns

The Many Facets
of Sherlock Holmes
January 2 -- Part 3: The Grand Game
January 16 -- Part 4: The Life of a Servant

January 30 - Recreating the Baker Street Rooms

The Many Facets
of Sherlock Holmes
 February 13 - Part 5: More Tools for the Toolbox

February 27 - Evidence Boxes

The Many Facets
of Sherlock Holmes
March 13 - Part 6a: Electronic Sherlockiana
March 27 - Part 6b: Electronic Sherlockiana
April 10 - Part 7: Sherlockian Collections
April 24 - Part 8: Scion Societies

The Scion Societies
May 8 - The Epilogues of Sherlock Holmes
May 22 - Watson's Tin Box of Ellicott City
June 5 - The Denizens of the Bar of Gold)
June 19 - Sons of the Copper Beechess
July 3 - The Red Circle of Washington
July 17 - Mrs. Hudson's Cliffdwellers
July 31 - The Scandalous Bohemians

The Many Facets
of Sherlock Holmes
 August 14 - Part 9: Sherlockian Travelling

August 28 - Part 10A: Sherlockian Scholarship

September 11 - Part 10B: Sherlockian Scholarship

September 25 - Christopher Morley

October 9 - An Afternoon at the Dobry's

October 23 - Ignorance is Bliss

November 6 - Sherlock of Mayberry

November 20 - A Saturday With Sherlock Holmes

The Many Facets
of Sherlock Holmes

December 4 - Part 11A: Sherlockian Geography

December 18 - Part 11B: Sherlockian Geography

2004 Columns

The Many Facets
of Sherlock Holmes

December 5 - Part 1: How I Got Started

December 19 - Part 2: Canonical Tools

The
"Just the Facts"
Canonical
Database

Now in Version 6.1!

Ever just want to take a single look and be able to view the entire Canon, spread out like a valley below? To be able to see all the villains lined up, along with the dates the cases took place, the distances Holmes travelled, the amounts he was paid . . .

Well, if you have Microsoft Excel 97 or higher, now Joseph Dierkes ("Inspector Hopkins") is giving you your chance. He's done all the hard work for you, and you can see the results with a simple click of a link.

The "Just the Facts" database is completely the product of Joseph Dierkes -- e-mail address in the database, or upon request from mailbox@sherlockpeoria.net -- who might be able to offer a little help if you run into problems with it.

So here's the link that will download it to your computer and start it up: The "Just the Facts" Canonical Database