Fran Martin

Author: Fran Martin

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.

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

JUNE 2022 MEETING REPORT

The Stormy Petrels met in person for the first time since March 2020 (excluding our Christmas Petrel Holiday Tree decorating in 2021) March 2020 with Jean, Ana, Gary, Sheldon, Fran, and Johnnie. (photo by Andy) December 2021 with Sheldon, Lea, Brian, Ana, Fran, Petrel Tree, Bob, Gary. (photo by Johnnie) Eleven members attended for discussion … Continue reading JUNE 2022 MEETING REPORT

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

JUNE 7, 2022

Attention all local (Vancouver area) Sherlockians!! We will, once again, meet in person at our usual venue (the Chatham lounge) for a regular study session. We will have a close look at "The Resident Patient" First published in the Strand Magazine in 1893. Depending on which version you are reading, you may be missing the … Continue reading JUNE 7, 2022

May 4, 2022May 7, 2022 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

May 10th Meeting

The May 10th meeting has been cancelled. The Stormy Petrel Executive have made a decision at their semi-annual meeting. We will resume in-person meetings beginning with the June meeting. We will be back to meeting at the Chatham (UBC) on the first Tuesday of the month. Details of the June meeting will be posted soon. … Continue reading May 10th Meeting

April 20, 2022April 27, 2022 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

MAY 3, 2022 MEETING

This meeting will take place via Zoom and will be run by our "Priory Schoolmaster" Sheldon Goldfarb. The attendees will be treated to Sheldon's reading of his Musings on the story. What is the story for May's meeting? "The Crooked Man" which was first published in the Strand Magazine and in Harper's Weekly in July … Continue reading MAY 3, 2022 MEETING