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 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

February 16, 2019February 17, 2019 Fran Martin Monthly Meeting

March 2019 Meeting

Re: Vampires The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire was first published in The Strand Magazine and in N.Y. Hearst's Int'l Magazine in January 1924 Vampires in Sussex? No, this case has nothing to do with Bram Stoker's Dracula, which was a popular play touring England at the time. (Bram Stoker was a business manager at … Continue reading March 2019 Meeting

January 24, 2019March 6, 2019 Fran Martin Events

31st ANNUAL MASTERS DINNER

The Stormy Petrels of BC will celebrate this special event at The Vancouver Alpen Club on March 16, 2019. There will be the usual skits and some surprise skits performed by the Petrel Players. There will be some amazing door prizes and a wonderful buffet. Easily accessible by transit. Plenty of free parking. Time: Bar … Continue reading 31st ANNUAL MASTERS DINNER