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.

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER

Announcing a “Murder Mystery” dinner in South Surrey!

“The Case of the Murderous Love Affair” (a Sherlockian play written especially for our group by playwright Trevor Jenkins) will take place at the Crescent Beach Bistro.

Diners will not only take part in the mystery, there will also be games, contests and more Sherlockian shenanigans!

Doors open at 6:00 pm

Play begins at 6:30

The cost is $55 (Canadian!) this includes dinner, taxes, tips and 2 hours of fun!

a murder takes place “before our very eyes, and it will take our combined deductive skills to figure out who, how and why. What game is Irene Adler up to?”

It is important to RSVP to Linda at the restaurant to hold your spot!

you must CALL BEFORE AUGUST 24TH – 604-531-1882

For more information, please contact Fran

THE GAME IS AFOOT!

September 5, 2015 0

The Game is Afoot!

If you should find yourself wandering Pier 39 at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, wander into The Sock Exchange where you can pick up some of these!

Saw them in the window and could not resist!

September 4, 2015 0

September 2015 Meeting

“The Hound of the Baskervilles”

First published in The Strand Magazine from Aug. 1901 to April 1902.

How does the “Curse of the Baskervilles” dating back to 1742 affect Sir Henry, arriving from Canada? What is the significance of Sir Henry’s missing boot once he arrived in London?

Holmes: “‘Footprints? A man or a woman’s?'”

“Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant, and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered: ‘Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!””

The Stormy Petrels will discuss the first 5 chapters on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 7:00pm, at the usual Hampton Place. In spirit, we shall travel to Dartmoor, where apparent devilry is afoot!

For more info, please contact Fran

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