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 22, 2019April 23, 2019 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

May 2019 Meeting

The Stormy Petrels of BC will drop the hammer on Thor Bridge. We are certain it will leave a chip in the stonework and Sherlock Holmes will discover it! First published in the February-March 1922 edition of The Strand Magazine and in Hearst's International in the February-March 1922 edition in the US. Watson begins … Continue reading May 2019 Meeting

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Fran Martin Events

Sherlock Holmes Play

Appearing at the Coast Capital Playhouse in White Rock! May 11th at 4:00 and 7:00 - price $10 -$12 Call the box office for tickets at: 604-536-7535 or buy tickets on line: https://www.whiterockplayers.ca/tickets/buy-tickets/ More info about this original musical: https://www.whiterockplayers.ca/event/surrey-youth-theatre-presents-sherlock-holmes-the-mystery-of-the-crown-jewel/

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Fran Martin Events

USA Road Trip

Four Stormy Petrels crossed the USA border on April 1st. Why? We were invited to attend a meeting of The Dogs in the Nighttime, the Sherlockian society based in Anacortes, Washington. First stop along the way was a visit to Village Books and Colophon Cafe in the lovely historic town of Fairhaven. Jean, Johnnie, Bob … Continue reading USA Road Trip

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

APRIL 2019 MEETING

The next adventure for discussion is "The Three Garridebs" First published in Collier's in October 1924 and in The Strand in January 1925. (The case itself was set in 1902). Dr. Watson begins recording this case with "It may have been a comedy, or it may have been a tragedy." How would you class it? Watson … Continue reading APRIL 2019 MEETING