After a year’s worth of study sessions, the Stormy Petrels take a well-deserved break for some summer fun!
Following is an overview of events we have planned. Please note that there may be a change, so please keep checking back for details and updates.
We welcome all visitors, so please keep these dates open if you are in Vancouver.
| June 26 |
Classic Movie Night – 6:00 pm at the Tapestry, Wesbrook Mall, UBC |
| June 17-28 |
“Holmes & Watson Save the Empire” – Metro Theatre |
| July 11 |
– Reichenbach Falls (Shannon Falls) picnic – 10:00 am
– Margaret Dennison Starrett gravesite visit
– “Toad Hall” |
| July 16 |
Special guest speaker, Sonia Fetherston, BSI, will talk about the William Gillette film – 7:00 pm at Hampton Place |
| Aug. 15 |
“Silver Blaze” races and pot luck on the borders of South Surrey – 2:00 (Johnnie will provide directions) |
| Sept. 17 |
Murder Mystery dinner at Crescent Beach |
Hope to see you all this summer!
For further info, please contact Fran at stormypetrels @gmail.com
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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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