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- 18:25, 29 May 2024 Committee to Investigate the Idea of a National Convention (hist) [426 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A committee set up in 1968 at Baycon to -- wait for it! -- investigate the idea of having a US national convention. Members were by region: Jon Stopa - chairman * Ea...")
- 14:58, 29 May 2024 Meskcon (hist) [4,430 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Meskcon was a series of visits/relaxacons by fans to Ed Meskys' house in Center Harbor, NH. Visitors usually included a large contingent from NESFA plus m...")
- 10:08, 29 May 2024 Derek Gardiner (hist) [1,779 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(1924<ref>Approximate. He was 18 in August 1942.</ref> – ) '''Derek W. Gardiner''' was a UK fan from Worthing active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British...")
- 04:39, 29 May 2024 George A. Final (hist) [834 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? -) '''George A. Final''' was seemingly a fan active in the 1930s. He is listed in ''Novae Terrae'' #21 among the 'distinguished s-f personalities who have...")
- 14:05, 28 May 2024 Vericon XI (hist) [285 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Vericon XI was a convention held March 18-20, 2011 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. The GoHs were Brandon Sanderson and Austin Grossman. {{conventi...")
- 04:28, 28 May 2024 Roland Forster (hist) [2,437 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(December 23, 1915 – 1995) '''Charles Roland Forster''' was a UK fan from Northumberland active from 1937 – although he claimed to have never been truly ''active'...")
- 03:42, 28 May 2024 Jen (hist) [1,214 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''Jen''''' was a fanzine published by David McIlwain in the UK in 1941. It is primarily notable for being written in Esperanto. It's title means 'That's It'...")
- 17:26, 26 May 2024 S. Johnstone (hist) [499 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''S. Johnstone''' was a fan from Barnsley, active in the 1930s. He was the director of Chapter 37 of the Science Fiction League and was trumpeted in ''...")
- 15:57, 26 May 2024 Festus Pragnell (hist) [926 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(January 16, 1905 – December 17, 1977) '''Frank William Pragnel''', professionally known as '''Festus Pragnell''', was a UK writer active in the 1930s and the 1940...")
- 13:01, 26 May 2024 The Scientifictionaleodensian (hist) [783 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''The Scientifictionaleodensian'''''<ref>A 'leodensian' or 'leodiensian' is somebody from Leeds.</ref> was a UK fanzine produced by Albert Griffiths for the L...")
- 18:08, 25 May 2024 Sci-Con 12 (hist) [361 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Sci-Con 12 was a convention held November 2-4, 1990 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Virginia Beach, VA. The GoHs were Kim Stanley Robinson, Bob Eg...")
- 16:42, 25 May 2024 Dellacon (hist) [227 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A relaxacon held September 16-18, 2011 at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI. It's unclear who organized it. {{convention | series=Onesie Conventions | year...")
- 08:55, 25 May 2024 Arthur Harris (hist) [443 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Arthur Harris''' was a UK fan from Leeds active in the 1940s. He attended Norcon II over New Year 1944–5 with (presumably) hi...")
- 08:54, 25 May 2024 Miriam Harris (hist) [447 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Miriam Harris''' was a UK fan from Leeds active in the 1940s. She attended Norcon II over New Year 1944–5 with (presumably) h...")
- 05:06, 25 May 2024 Athole Carter (hist) [708 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Athole Carter''' was seemingly a UK fan from Leeds active in the 1940s. In his original report of Norcon II for ''British Fan...")
- 04:57, 25 May 2024 Ken Chadwick (hist) [1,371 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Kenneth 'Ken' Chadwick''' was a UK fan from Leeds active in the 1940s. He attended Norcon II over New Year 1944–5 and was a m...")
- 03:44, 25 May 2024 Bob Gibson (hist) [3,032 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(1908 – ????) '''William Robert 'Bob' Gibson''' was a Canadian fan and fanartist active in the 1940s and again in the 1980s. Originally from [[British Columbia]...")
- 11:51, 23 May 2024 E. G. Lane (hist) [511 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? -) '''E. G. Lane''' was a UK fan active in the 1930s. He was a member of the Science Fiction Association and attended the Second British Convention in L...")
- 11:49, 23 May 2024 B. H. Edwards (hist) [602 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Bertram Harold 'Eddie' Edwards''' (confusingly and perhaps inaccurately also referred to as '''Bob Edwards''' at one point) was a UK fan from Bristol...")
- 11:20, 23 May 2024 Alan H. Miles (hist) [2,940 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(July 22, 1922 – ) '''Alan H. Miles''' was a UK fan from Bristol active in the 1940s. He was was a member of the British Fantasy Society (BFS). Profiled...")
- 03:27, 23 May 2024 Bert Lewis (hist) [3,092 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(May 7, 1906 – ????) '''Bert Lewis''' was a UK fan from Preston active in from 1930s through to at least the 1970s. He attended the Midvention in...")
- 01:59, 23 May 2024 Peter Knott (hist) [1,323 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Peter E. Knott''' was a UK fan from Northampton active in the 1940s. He attended the Midvention in 1943 and the Whitcon in 1948...")
- 12:09, 22 May 2024 Hal Chibbett (hist) [3,040 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(February 19, 1900 – February 23, 1978) '''Harold Stanley Walter 'Hal' Chibbett ''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon-...")
- 04:26, 22 May 2024 Peter Hawkins (hist) [1,922 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(1926 – ) '''Peter Hawkins''' was a UK fan and writer from Surrey active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon in 1944 and was a member of...")
- 03:27, 22 May 2024 Paint Research Station Science Fiction Library (hist) [1,433 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Paint Research Station Science Fiction Library''' ('''PRSSFL''') was a UK fan group based in Teddington in south-west London. It was founded by E. Frank P...")
- 03:06, 22 May 2024 John Aiken (hist) [1,632 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(October 10, 1913 – August 12, 1990) '''Dr John Kempton Aiken''' was a American-born UK fan and writer from Surrey active from the 1940s. He attended the 19...")
- 14:51, 21 May 2024 A Fanzine for Fred Whitledge (hist) [493 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An apazine published by Andy Porter for APA-L. <tab head=top> Issue || Date || Pages || APA-L Mailing || Notes 2 || December 21, 1965 || 1 || || 3 || Januar...")
- 10:37, 21 May 2024 K. W. Gatland (hist) [696 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(October 20, 1924 – December 11, 1997) '''Kenneth William Gatland''' was a UK fan from Surrey active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon in 1...")
- 10:16, 21 May 2024 H. Gomberg (hist) [839 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''H. Gomburg''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s and early 1950s. He attended the Eastercon in 1944 and was a member...")
- 10:16, 21 May 2024 Searchlight (hist) [481 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A fanzine published by Timothy Green Beckley. It was UFO and Shaver-oriented. <tab head=top> Issue || Date || Pages || Notes 1 || April 1964 || 4 || 2 || 1964...")
- 09:59, 21 May 2024 J. P. Doyle (hist) [1,114 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''J. P Doyle''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s. He was a member of the British Fantasy Society (BFS), acting as its librarian from...")
- 09:57, 21 May 2024 Fred Goodier (hist) [1,296 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Fred Goodier''' was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon in 1944 and was a member of the Briti...")
- 09:51, 21 May 2024 Encumbrance (hist) [368 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An apazine published by Ken Kreder for APA-V. <tab head=top> Issue || Date || Pages || FAPA Mailing || Notes 5 || May 6, 1006 || 2 || 7 || 6 || July 1994 ||...")
- 09:38, 21 May 2024 A. Gascoigne (hist) [784 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''A. Gascoigne''' (the A is for '''Al''', possibly short for '''Alan''') was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon-1...")
- 05:37, 21 May 2024 W. A. Deveraux (hist) [1,102 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''W. A. Deveraux''' (the A is possibly for '''Alan''') was a UK fan from London active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon in...")
- 11:25, 20 May 2024 Tommy Bullett (hist) [578 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Tommy Bullett''' was a UK fan probably from London and active ind the mid-1940s. He attended the Eastercon in 1944 and was a me...")
- 05:07, 20 May 2024 Michael Lord (hist) [715 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – 1944) '''Michael 'Mike' F. Lord''' was a UK fan and fanartist from London active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon and was...")
- 04:56, 20 May 2024 Bruce Gaffron (hist) [1,105 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Bruce Gaffron''' was a UK fan and fanartist from London active in the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon and produced its sou...")
- 04:26, 20 May 2024 BFS Beyond (hist) [4,790 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''(Did you mean a different Beyond?)'' '''''The BFS Beyond''''', so-called in British Fantasy Society publications perhaps to distinguish it from ''The Beyon...")
- 03:33, 20 May 2024 Arthur F. Hillman (hist) [2,420 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Arthur F. Hillman''' was a UK fan from Newport in Wales active from the 1940s to at least the 1960s. He attended the Eastercon...")
- 03:00, 20 May 2024 Stoke-on-Trent Science Fiction Club (hist) [765 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Stoke-on-Trent Science Fiction Club''' was a UK group founded by Julian Parr in 1939. S. G. J. Ouseley was also a member. {{club | start=1939| end= |locale...")
- 02:58, 20 May 2024 S. G. J. Ouseley (hist) [923 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? – ) '''Stephen G. J. Ouseley''' was a UK fan from Stoke-on-Trent active from the 1940s. He attended the Eastercon in 1944 and was a member...")
- 13:27, 19 May 2024 Continuum 17 (hist) [280 bytes] Thomas Bull (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Continuum 17: Horizons''' is a Continuum convention to be held May 16-18, 2025 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. {{convention | series=Australian Natcon |...")
- 10:50, 19 May 2024 Eastercon (Disambiguation) (hist) [224 bytes] Mlo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=== Disambiguation Page=== Do you mean: * The British Eastercon? * A Wisconsin convention? * A New York convention ? * The Easterco...")
- 06:44, 19 May 2024 Scoops (hist) [794 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''''Scoops''''' was a UK tabloid boy's paper that saw 20 weekly issues between February 10 June 24, 1934. Contributors included A. M. Low, Maur...")
- 06:32, 19 May 2024 Maurice G. Hugi (hist) [2,869 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(1904 – 1947) '''Maurice Gaspard Hugi''' was a UK pro and fan from London active in the 1930s and 1940s. He attended the Third British Convention. Ear...")
- 05:23, 19 May 2024 Harry Kay (hist) [3,189 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? –) '''Harold 'Harry' Kay''' was a UK fan from Staines to the west of London active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a member of the Science Fiction Associ...")
- 04:43, 19 May 2024 Frank Wilson (hist) [1,522 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? –) '''Frederick 'Frank' D. Wilson''' was a UK fan from Southport near Liverpool active in the 1930s. He attended the Third British Convention in Lon...")
- 04:04, 19 May 2024 W. J. Passingham (hist) [1,923 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(1897 – 1957) '''William 'Bill' John Passingham''' was a UK pro and fan from London active in the 1930s. He attended the Third British Convention and wa...")
- 03:31, 19 May 2024 D. J. Foster (hist) [633 bytes] Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(???? –) '''D. J. Foster''' was a UK pro and possibly fan briefly active in the 1930s. He attended the Third British Convention in London. According to...")