Trixie Timeline
my attempt to make sense of the tainted timeline
Please note that while the basic chronology of the books themselves are consistent across my universes, non-canonical events – even though occuring within the same timeline as the books – aren’t necessarily the same. I’ve also chosen to ignore the ages mentioned in the books themselves. Although I’ve used the ages established by Julie Campbell, I’ve decided that Brian & Jim were juniors when the girls began their eighth grade year, making them seniors during the girls’ freshman year, in accordance with the later Kathryn Kenny books.
And thanks go to Trixie Belden Tid-Bits, which was a major help in compiling this!
Year One |
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July | Secret of the Mansion | Jim turns 15 shortly before arriving in Sleepyside |
July | Red Trailer Mystery | |
August | Gatehouse Mystery | |
September | ||
October | Mysterious Visitor | Brian turns 16 |
November | Mystery Off Glen Road | |
December | Mystery in Arizona | |
January | ||
February | Mysterious Code | |
February | Black Jacket Mystery | Dan arrives |
March | ||
April | Happy Valley Mystery | Jim gives Trixie the bracelet |
April/May | Marshland Mystery | Trixie turns 14 |
Year Two |
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June | Mystery on Cobbett’s Island | Mart turns 15 |
June | Mystery of the Emeralds | Di turns 14 |
June | Mystery of Bob-White Cave | |
June | Honey turns 14 | |
June/July | Mystery of the Unseen Treasure | |
July | Mystery on the Mississippi | |
July | Mystery of the Missing Heiress | |
July | Mystery of the Uninvited Guest | |
July | Jim turns 16 | |
August | Mystery at Saratoga | |
August | Sasquatch Mystery | |
August | Mystery of the Blinking Eye | |
August | Mystery of the Castaway Children | |
September | Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper | |
September | Mystery at Maypenny’s | |
October | Mystery of the Headless Horseman | |
October | Mystery of the Ghostly Galleon | |
October | Hudson River Mystery | Brian turns 17 |
November | Mystery of the Antique Doll | |
November | Mystery of the Whispering Witch | |
December | Mystery at Mead’s Mountain | |
January | Pet Show Mystery | * See footnote |
January | Mystery of the Velvet Gown | |
February | ||
March | Mystery of the Midnight Marauder | |
April | Ben arrives in town | |
May | Mystery Off Old Telegraph Road | Trixie turns 15 |
May | Jim, Brian, and Ben graduate from Sleepyside High | |
Year Three |
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May/June | Mystery of the Memorial Day Fire | |
June | Indian Burial Ground Mystery | Mart turns 16, Di & Honey both turn 15 |
July | Mystery of the Queen’s Necklace | Jim turns 17 |
July | Mystery of the Vanishing Victim | |
August | Mystery of the Missing Millionaire | |
August | Mystery of the Galloping Ghost |
* Yes, I know that Nick Roberts only became friendly to the Bob-Whites after the events in Off Old Telegraph Road. However, it’s vitally important to my universes that Off Old Telegraph Road takes place the second spring instead of the first, which I believe is also backed up by the books. But just as Off Old Telegraph Road cannot occur during year one, neither can The Pet Show Mystery take place during year three, since Brian & Jim are both still at Sleepyside High. Perhaps some type of rift occurred between Nick and the Bob-Whites later that winter?