The Stormy Petrels of BC will be meeting in person to celebrate the Holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 7th.
There will be no discussion of a story, but there will be:
The decorating of the Petrel Tree as Fran reads her Sherlockian Ornament Poem; Songs; Games (including “Sherlock-o”; Door Prizes; Food.
Where? 11th floor lounge in Fran’s apartment bldg. (directions will be sent to all members who are planning on attending)
When? 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7th
We have most stories of the canon represented on the tree, but are still looking for:
Dying Detective, Lady Frances Carfax, Blanched Soldier, 3 Garridebs, 3 Students, Retired Colourman, Abbey Grange, Missing Three-Quarter, Crooked Man, Gloria Scott, Stockbrokers Clerk.
For more information/ questions, please contact Fran at: franziskah@shaw.ca
Unfortunately, the Zoom option will not be offered at this event. We will miss our out-of-town members and friends!! But, we will see you all in February!
*An added note: Please remember to RSVP to Fran if you are planning on attending the Annual Luncheon in March. Details have been e-mailed to members, but reminders will be sent again. Don’t miss out!
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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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