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.

April 16, 2021May 2, 2021 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

May 4th Meeting

A mystery house! A murderous attack! A severed body part! An injured man is brought to Dr. Watson who, in turn, takes him to Holmes. Bring out the brandy! The adventure for May' s discussion is "The Engineer's Thumb" Which was originally printed in the Strand Magazine in Mach 1892. (And in the Baltimore Weekly … Continue reading May 4th Meeting

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

April 2021 Meeting

The adventure for discussion at the April meeting will be "The Speckled Band" Once again, we will meet via Zoom. This case was first published in the Strand Magazine (UK) in February 1892 and in the US edition of the Strand in March 1892. This case features what can be described as Gothic elements...Murder, terror, … Continue reading April 2021 Meeting

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

March 2021 Meeting

Our March adventure was first published in the Strand Magazine in January 1892. Christopher Morley called it "A Christmas story without the slush." When it was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, an alternative title was used - "The Christmas Goose That Swallowed the Diamond." On Tuesday, March 2nd the Stormy Petrels will meet via Zoom … Continue reading March 2021 Meeting

February 5, 2021February 18, 2021 Fran Martin News

2020 A YEAR IN REVIEW

This special edition of The Petrel Flyer gave us a window into the life of The Stormy Petrels of BC, albeit not a typical year for our group. We were not able to meet in person after our March meeting. We had to postpone (indefinitely) our annual dinner. We were not able to travel to … Continue reading 2020 A YEAR IN REVIEW