Difference between revisions of "Seattle, WA"
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Year || Event | Year || Event | ||
1945 ||[[Jack Speer]] moves to Seattle | 1945 ||[[Jack Speer]] moves to Seattle | ||
| − | early | + | early ’50s ||[[Terran Society]] founded |
1950s ||[[Nameless Ones]] founded. | 1950s ||[[Nameless Ones]] founded. | ||
1959 ||[[Westercon 12]] held | 1959 ||[[Westercon 12]] held | ||
| − | 1961 ||[[Seacon]] the 1961 [[Worldcon]] held | + | 1961 ||'''[[Seacon]]''', the 1961 [[Worldcon]] held |
1966 ||[[Seattle in '68]] [[Worldcon bid]] | 1966 ||[[Seattle in '68]] [[Worldcon bid]] | ||
1976 ||[[Seattle in 1981]] [[Worldcon bid]] launched | 1976 ||[[Seattle in 1981]] [[Worldcon bid]] launched | ||
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2000 ||[[Corflu 17]] held | 2000 ||[[Corflu 17]] held | ||
2003 ||[[Westercon 56]] held | 2003 ||[[Westercon 56]] held | ||
| − | 2005 ||[[ | + | rowspan=2|2005 ||[[CascadiaCon]] held |
| − | + | [[Gertrude M. Carr]] and [[F. M. Busby]] die | |
2006 ||[[Seattle in 2011]] [[Worldcon bid]] begun | 2006 ||[[Seattle in 2011]] [[Worldcon bid]] begun | ||
2009 ||[[Corflu 26]] held | 2009 ||[[Corflu 26]] held | ||
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2013 ||[[Bobbie DuFault]] dies | 2013 ||[[Bobbie DuFault]] dies | ||
2014 ||[[Velma Bowen]] and [[Stu Shiffman]] die | 2014 ||[[Velma Bowen]] and [[Stu Shiffman]] die | ||
| + | 2025 || '''[[Seattle Worldcon 2025]]''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 21 October 2023
Seattle is the largest center of fanac in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest.
Clubs and Organizations:[edit]
| Club | Era |
|---|---|
| Babble-17 | early 80s |
| Cry Crowd | 1950s |
| Nameless Ones | 50s and 60s |
| Northwest Convention League | started mid-80s |
| Northwest Science Fiction Society | formed 1981 |
| Northwesternesse | |
| SWOC | formed 1990 |
| Terran Society | early 50s |
Timeline[edit]
People[edit]
| --1961 | Jack Speer |
| --1964 | Wally Weber |
| F. M. Busby | |
| Elinor Busby | |
| William Austin | |
| Wrai Ballard |
| Locale |
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