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 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

July Meeting 2020

The Stormy Petrels will continue to meet online for the time being. We had 14 members and guests at the June meeting. Invitations will be sent by our "Priory Schoolmaster", Sheldon, who will treat us to a reading of his Musings. The adventure for discussion will be "A Scandal in Bohemia" The meeting will begin … Continue reading July Meeting 2020

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

JUNE 2020 MEETING

We had a very successful online meeting in May. Sixteen Petrels and guests discussed the first 7chapters of "The Sign of Four". We were very pleased to welcome four out-of-town guests. Our next meeting, once again, will take place online. We will be discussing the final chapters (8-12) of "The Sign of Four" Date: Tuesday, … Continue reading JUNE 2020 MEETING

April 14, 2020April 19, 2020 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting, Uncategorized

MAY 5, 2020 “MEETING”

The Stormy Petrels will "meet" via an e-mail invitation to Zoom. We will be discussing the first 7 chapters of "The Sign of Four" written in 1889. At a dinner at the Langham Hotel, ACD met with the editor, Joseph Stoddart, of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine based out of Philadelphia. Another author attended the dinner. Oscar … Continue reading MAY 5, 2020 “MEETING”

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Fran Martin Events

“MASTERS’ DINNER” 2019

Due to these dreadful circumstances, this year's annual event needed to be postponed. Everything is ready to go once we have a new date set. Games. prizes, place mats, lovely programs (only the date needs to be updated) and members have been busy writing toasts. Please enjoy this flashback to last year's dinner which took … Continue reading “MASTERS’ DINNER” 2019