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.

November 22, 2018December 20, 2018 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

December 4th Meeting

The story for discussion will be "The Mazarin Stone" published in the Strand Magazine and in Hearst's International for October 1921. Narrated in the third person, this adaptation is based on a one-act play, "The Crown Diamond: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes", written by ACD. The stage is set! We see scientific charts on the … Continue reading December 4th Meeting

October 23, 2018 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

November 6, 2018 Meeting

"The Blanched Soldier", the second tale of the Casebook, was published in Liberty Magazine (NY) in October 1926 and in The Strand Magazine in November 1926. It's one of the two cases which Sherlock Holmes, himself, had penned. Where was Dr. Watson? Holmes mentioned him throughout the story. Do you get the impression that Holmes missed him? … Continue reading November 6, 2018 Meeting

October 4, 2018October 23, 2018 Fran Martin Events

4th Int’l Sherlockian Summit 2018

Stormy Petrels will be heading south of the border on Sat., November 3rd. Why? The Sound of the Baskervilles will host a gathering of West Coast Sherlockian societies. This is a great opportunity to meet up with wonderful Sherlockians from up and down the Pacific Coast and share thoughts ideas over a delicious meal, participate … Continue reading 4th Int’l Sherlockian Summit 2018

October 1, 2018October 23, 2018 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

October Meeting 2018

We are now into The Case Book. Tuesday's case was originally published in 1924. The 54th of 60 stories. We learn that both Holmes and Watson had a weakness for the Turkish bath. We learn that Holmes uses the telephone. We learn that Watson is living in his own suite on Queen Anne Street. There … Continue reading October Meeting 2018