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The Hansom Wheels scion of the Baker Street Irregulars (Columbia, SC) presented a ten week session of one-hour Sherlockian programs, September 9-November 11, 2003, to the Adventures in Learning Classes at The Shepherd's Center of St. Andrews in Columbia. Bob Robinson served as program chair.

The programs included an introduction to Sherlock Holmes from the BSI viewpoint; speculative talks on Holmes inventing the radio, getting involved with killer bees, and spending the hiatus in the British Secrret Service; Watson as the author of G.B. Shaw's works, and an autistic Holmes; biography (Basil Rathbone); a movie; a pastiche; and a presentation of one of the Hansom Wheels' annual plays from the archives. All presentations were by members of the Hansom Wheels.

The Shepherd's Center is an organization for mentally alert, young-at-heart seniors who want to be challenged by participating in creative and intellectual activities. The mission of the Shepherd's Centers, of which there are nearly a hundred in the United States, is to promote continued personal and spiritual growth, help maintain dignity, independence and usefulness, and assist older persons to have more meaningful and fulfilling lives. It is an interfaith ministry open to all persons over 50.

What better subject than Sherlock Holmes to help achieve the above goals? The Hansom Wheels found its audience to be attentive, interested, and willing to go along with the fun.