What Are the Six Napoleons of Baltimore?

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The Six Napoleons of Baltimore is one of the two Sherlock Holmes groups named on sherlockbaltimore.com, the site that serves as the home for Sherlockians in Baltimore. The site's own description identifies it as the "Home for the Sherlockians of Baltimore and the Six Napoleons of Baltimore," placing the two groups side by side as the communities the site represents.

Where the Name Comes From

The name references "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons," one of the stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon. In that story, Holmes investigates a series of break-ins in which plaster busts of Napoleon are smashed — a detail that gives the group a recognizable literary hook rather than a generic "Sherlock Holmes Society" label.

How It Relates to the Sherlockians of Baltimore

Based on the site's description, the two names function as parallel identifiers for the same local Sherlockian community:

Name on the site What it signals
Sherlockians of Baltimore The general body of Baltimore-area Holmes enthusiasts
Six Napoleons of Baltimore A named group within that same Baltimore Sherlockian circle

The site does not present them as competing organizations; it lists both as the audiences it exists to serve.

What the Site Actually Tells You

The homepage content is deliberately minimal. It shows:

  • The heading "SHERLOCKBALTIMORE.COM"
  • The instruction "CLICK ON THE LOGOS TO ENTER SITE"
  • The description line naming both groups

That means the landing page is a gateway rather than an information page. Details about meetings, membership, or activities sit behind the logos, not on the front page.

What This Means If You're Looking for the Group

If you arrived at sherlockbaltimore.com trying to understand what the Six Napoleons of Baltimore is, the practical takeaway is:

  1. It is a Baltimore-based Sherlock Holmes group, not a commercial product or a single event.
  2. It shares a home with the broader Baltimore Sherlockian community.
  3. To learn anything beyond the name — schedules, contacts, how to join — you need to click through the logos on the homepage, since the visible text stops at the description line.

The site itself does not state membership requirements, dues, or meeting times, so those questions can only be answered by entering the site through the logo links.