The Stormy Petrels of BC will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of How They Met – the formation of one of the greatest partnerships of all time – on Saturday, March 14th 2015. Once again, due to popular demand, the celebration will take place at the lovely Art Dec0-style Bessborough Armory (Arbutus/11th Ave) This building, a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, was officially opened in 1934 by Vere Brabazon Ponsby, the 9th Earl of Bessborough and 14th Governor General of Canada. The beautiful Officers’ Mess is a perfect venue, allowing us to dine in elegance then relax fire-side while being entertained by ‘The Petrel Players’ who traditionally perform “How They Met”, “How Watson Learned the Trick” and more….. Please join us at 6:00 for drinks, 7:00 for dinner. (Victorian/Edwardian dress is encouraged) Please let Elsa know ASAP if you are planning on attending. (if you are unable to contact Elsa, please contact Fran here)
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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. View all posts by Fran Martin
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