The next regular meeting of the Stormy Petrels of BC will take place on November 1st at 7:00 pm at Hampton Place. Please contact your Consulting Detective for exact address details.
We will continue with our study of part three of “A Study in Scarlet”
Thank you to Gloria Scott for hosting our previous two meetings.
Have you ordered your copy of “The Narrative of John Smith”? This novel is Arthur Conan Doyle’s lost first novel and has just been published for the first time.
There are many new Sherlock Holmes pastiches available. You can check out the list at Classic Specialties”
A new book titled “Mr. S” (suitable for all ages) is also available. You can check out Daniel Adams website at: http://www.ashotrangout.com
Henry Zecher, who will be attending the Gillette to Brett conference, has received excellent reviews for his book “William Gillette, America’s Sherlock Holmes”
There is still time to sign a petition to award Jeremy Brett a posthumous BAFTA at http://www.petitions.com/petitions/bbafta3
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Fran Martin became a member of The Bootmakers of Toronto in 1987 and The Stormy Petrels of B.C. in 1988.
She has attended several Sherlockian conferences including: In 1992 "Aspects of Holmes" in Bradford, England (hosted by The Northern Musgraves); In 2006 "ACD at 35" in Toronto (hosted by The Bootmakers of Toronto); 2013 "Sherlock Holmes Through Time & and Place" in Minneapolis (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); 2014 "Gillette to Brett IV" in Bloomington (hosted by Wessex Press); 2015 SherlockCon in Seattle; 2015 "A Scintillation of Scions VIII" in Baltimore (hosted by Watson's Tin Box); 2016 "The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes" (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); in 2018 in Dayton, Ohio for the "Holmes, Doyle & Friends" conference (hosted by the Agra Treasurers).
Fran has held several positions with The Stormy Petrels of B.C. including secretary, vice-president, special events coordinator and is currently president and editor of the "Petrel Flyer".
She was honoured with being awarded the title of "Master Bootmaker" in 2014. She was very pleased to present a paper to a meeting of Sir Hugo's Companions in Chicago in 2017.
Fran has contributed articles to Canadian Holmes magazine, the Watsonian and Chris Redmond's "About Sixty" and "Sherlock Holmes is Like...". In May, 2018 she attended the 78th annual Speckled Band of Boston dinner. She was very honoured to have been one of the first women invited.
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