The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco is a Baker Street Irregulars scion society founded in 1941 by friends William Anthony Parker White — better known by his pen name, Anthony Boucher — and Joseph Henry Jackson, book editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Scowrers hold meetings by Zoom several times a year. To be added to the notification list, please email McMurdo
The buttons below take you to copies of the Vermissa Herald, which was our newsletter for many years. Disjecta Membra contains some Scowrers history. There is also a play, created by Karen Anderson, (Emilia Lucca, BSI).
Next Meeting
The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco hold virtual meetings (via Zoom) three or four times a year.
The next (Zoom) meeting will be Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 1pm (PDT).
The speaker will be Peggy MacFarlane
Topic: 101 Dalmations Hounds
With the 125th anniversary of the publication of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Peggy will speak about adaptations of The Hound.
Will she be able to find 101???
Email: McMurdo to register