Website: chicagodickensfellowship.org/
Secretary/Treasurer: Jerry O’Connor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Chicago Dickens Fellowship is branch #33 of the worldwide Dickens Fellowship and is the second oldest branch in the United States, having been officially established on May 24, 1905. We received our charter, signed by Kate Perugini, Charles Dickens’s second daughter, on June 16, 1923.Our branch celebrates the historical life and timeless works of Charles Dickens, who was a man of his time and a man for all time.
Read A Brief History of the Chicago Branch (pdf)
Website: clevelanddickensfellowship.orgRegular meeting venue: Contact: Kathy L. Broz, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Alternative:
The Cleveland Dickens Fellowship of Cleveland, Ohio, Branch No. 177, established in 1984, meets monthly from September through June to study and enjoy the works of Charles Dickens, his life and times.Meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month, 11:00-1:00.Most meetings take place at a branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Please check our website for location and details.We welcome all Dickens enthusiasts!
Website: dentondickensfellowship.comRegular meeting venue:Contacts:
Charles M. Gatlin, Jr. (president) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Jane Welborn (vice-president) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Elizabeth McSween (treasurer) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website:Regular meeting venue:Contact: Sandra Regan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Alternative:
The Greater Boston Chapter was founded in 1995. Meetings are held the second Sunday of the month, September - June, at the Union Oyster House, 41 Union St., Boston. Our December Christmas Afternoon Tea is held at Charles Dickens’ preferred residence when visiting the United States, the Parker House on Tremont St. Dickens’ birthday is remembered with a luncheon and birthday cake. The three Massachusetts chapters, North of Boston, Worcester and our own chapter hope to meet for an informal luncheon in the spring.
The Southern California Dickens Fellowship
Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/1405191869718211/
The Southern California Dickens (SoCal DF) Fellowship meets every other month to discuss a selected novel or a specific Dickensian theme.
If a Guest Presentation opportunity avails, we will calendar in the between month.
We continue to offer Zoom meetings in 2026, including:
View our Programme here.
Dickens Universe 2025:
The 45th annual Dickens Universe, hosted by the Dicken Project, enjoyed a successful last week of July at idyllic U. C. Santa Cruz in California, USA. The novel of discussion was The Old Curiosity Shop. Approximately 160 participants delighted in a daily schedule that featured three square meals, multiple lectures, morning novel discussion groups, Victorian Tea, Post Prandial Potations (free after dinner beer and wine), silent auction and merchandise sales, and film screenings (to name a few).
Additional pleasures were the Thursday night novel Farce and the Grand Party; capped off on Friday night by the Curiosity Gala (fundraising Grand Auction, Victorian Dance and Casino Gaming). A total of 16 excellent speakers presented throughout the week on topics that ranged far and wide, all with the root connection of the novel The Old Curiosity Shop. The chosen work for 2026 is Bleak House.
A few photos can be viewed here.