The Stormy Petrels of BC will be celebrating the birthday of the world’s first consulting detective on January 4th, 2020.
All are invited to come celebrate with us in the “Fireplace Room” at The White Spot Restaurant located at 1616 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. (11:00 a.m.)
At this time, membership fees will be collected and Fran will post the Masters’ Dinner toast list for anyone wishing to propose a toast in March. It’s never too early to think of toasting one of your favourite characters (or things) from any of the adventures written by Dr. Watson.
Please RSVP to Fran at: franziskah@shaw.ca if you plan to attend.
Stormy Petrels enjoying a lovely brunch in 2019!
“The Stormy Petrels gather here on this auspicious day
To toast the wisest and the best who brought us all this way.
To Sherlock Holmes we raise a glass and honour him once more
the head of his profession o this and every shore!”
(by Fran 2013)
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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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