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− | + | This page covers Greater Detroit including the city itself, but also the surrounding suburbs. It additionally includes [[Ann Arbor]] (which see for its own article) and Detroit-associated events as far as Lansing. | |
− | [[Category: | + | During the 1950s through the 70s, at least, Detroit was a [[fannish]] powerhouse. In more recent years, the center of fannish activity has moved outwards to the nearby college town of [[Ann Arbor]]. |
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+ | The list below includes conventions held in Greater Detroit, clubs, and notable life events for prominent Detroit-related fans. | ||
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+ | <tab head=top> | ||
+ | colspan="2"| A Detroit Timeline | ||
+ | Year ||Events | ||
+ | 1943 ||[[Detroit Science Fictioneers]] formed | ||
+ | 1944 ||[[sisfa|SI/ASFA]] founded in Detroit | ||
+ | [[Detroit Hyperborean Society]] [[club]] formed | ||
+ | 1946 ||[[Ray Nelson]] invents the [[Propeller Beanie]] | ||
+ | [[Andy Porter]] born | ||
+ | 1948 ||[[Michigan Science Fiction Society]] formed | ||
+ | [[Detroit Hyperborean Society]] [[club]] ends | ||
+ | 1947 ||[[Carl Lundgren]] born | ||
+ | 1948 ||[[Larry Tucker]] born | ||
+ | 1949 ||The [[Blowup]] | ||
+ | [[Roger Sims]] Discovers [[fandom]] | ||
+ | 1950 ||[[Martin Alger]] coins [[Real Soon Now]] | ||
+ | [[Randy Bathurst]] born | ||
+ | 1952 ||[[Detroit in '53]] [[Worldcon bid]] fizzles | ||
+ | 1954 ||[[Detroit in 1955]] [[Worldcon bid]] fails | ||
+ | mid-50s ||[[Beerfandom]] founded by [[Art Rapp]] | ||
+ | 1958 ||[[Detroit in '59]] [[Worldcon bid]] wins at [[Solacon]] beating [[Big 'D' in '59]] and [[Chicago: 1959]] | ||
+ | 1959 ||[[Detention]] ([[Worldcon]]) held | ||
+ | [[TAFF]] winner [[John Berry]] visits | ||
+ | late 50s ||[[Misfits]] has become a blowing league | ||
+ | 1960-65 ||[[The Fanzine Foundation]] operated by [[Alan J. Lewis]] | ||
+ | mid-60s ||[[Wayne Third Foundation]] founded | ||
+ | 1964 ||[[Cleveland in '66]] bid begins as an inchoate thing including Detroit | ||
+ | 1965 ||[[1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair]] held | ||
+ | 1966 ||[[Tricon]] ([[Worldcon]]) held in [[Cleveland]] with Detroit as co-host | ||
+ | 1968 ||[[1968 Detroit Triple Fan Fair]] held | ||
+ | fl [[Neo-Numenor]] ||colspan="2"| | ||
+ | 1969 ||[[1969 Detroit Triple Fan Fair]] held | ||
+ | 1970 ||[[Dum-Dum Banquet]] held in Detroit | ||
+ | 1970s ||[[Oak Park High School Science Fiction Club]] active | ||
+ | 1973 ||[[Stilyagi Air Corps]] founded in [[Ann Arbor]] | ||
+ | [[Leah Zeldes Smith]] finds fandom | ||
+ | 1974 ||[[A^2 Relax Icon]] held | ||
+ | mid-70s ||[[Sid Altus]] becomes active | ||
+ | 1975 ||[[ConFusion 13]] held | ||
+ | mid-late 70s ||[[MISHAP]] exists | ||
+ | 1976 ||[[Detroit in '79]] [[hoax]] [[Westercon bid]] | ||
+ | [[EMUSFS]] formed | ||
+ | [[ConFusion 12]] held | ||
+ | [[Martin Alger]] dies | ||
+ | [[AutoClave 1]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave I]] held | ||
+ | 1977 ||[[ConClave II]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion 14]] held | ||
+ | [[AutoClave 2]] held | ||
+ | [[Contagion II]] held | ||
+ | [[Great Combined Milford and Clarion Decennial Jubilee, Colloquim and Beer Bash]] held in [[East Lansing]] | ||
+ | 1978 ||[[Phantasia Press]] founded | ||
+ | [[EMUSFS]] ends | ||
+ | [[ConClave 3]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion Pi]] held | ||
+ | [[AutoClave 3]] held | ||
+ | late 70s ||[[Wayne Third Foundation]] ends | ||
+ | [[Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association]] created by the [[Stilyagi Air Corps]] | ||
+ | 1979 ||[[Mass ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave IV]] held | ||
+ | 1980 ||[[Detroit in '82]] [[Worldcon bid]] loses to [[Chicago in 1982]] | ||
+ | [[ConFusion 6 and/or 7]] held | ||
+ | [[FilkCon II]] (in Toledo) organized by [[Ann Arbor]] fans | ||
+ | [[ConClave V]] held | ||
+ | 1981 ||[[Nine Billion Names of ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave VI]] held | ||
+ | 1982 ||[[ConFusion 11]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave VII]] held | ||
+ | 1983 ||[[Detroit in '85]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]] loses to [[Austin in '85]] at [[Constellation]] | ||
+ | [[ConFusion 101]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave VIII]] held | ||
+ | 1984 ||[[ConClave IX]] held | ||
+ | [[Genuine ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 1985 ||[[Leah Zeldes Smith]] moves to [[Chicago]] | ||
+ | [[ConClave X]] held | ||
+ | [[Decadent ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 1986 ||[[Perpetual ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave XI]] held | ||
+ | 1987 ||[[Stark Raving ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave XII]] held | ||
+ | 1988 ||[[Ambulatory ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave XIII]] held | ||
+ | 1989 ||[[Phantasia Press]] shuts down | ||
+ | [[ConClave XIV]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion 102]] held | ||
+ | 1990 ||[[ConClave 15]] held | ||
+ | [[State of ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 1991 ||[[ConClave 16]] held | ||
+ | [[Immaculate ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 1992 ||[[ConClave 17]] held | ||
+ | [[Hardwired ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 1993 ||[[ConClave 18]] held | ||
+ | [[Transcendental ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 1994 ||[[ConFusion XX]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave XIX]] held | ||
+ | [[Ditto 7]] held in [[Ann Arbor]] | ||
+ | 1995 ||[[ConClave XX]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion 10101]] held | ||
+ | 1996 ||[[ConClave XXI]] held | ||
+ | [[Deviant ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 1997 ||[[ConClave XXII]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion-17]] held | ||
+ | 1998 ||[[ConClave XXIII]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion of the Winnebagos]] held | ||
+ | 1999 ||[[ConClave XXIX]] held | ||
+ | [[Vintage ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2000 ||[[Nancy Tucker Shaw]] dies | ||
+ | [[ConClave XXX]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion 19100]] held | ||
+ | 2001 ||[[ConClave XXVI]] held | ||
+ | [[Mystery God ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2002 ||[[ConClave XXVII]] held | ||
+ | [[Astronomical ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2003 ||[[ConClave XXVIII]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion and Her Friends]] held | ||
+ | [[Midwest Construction]] held in [[Ann Arbor]] | ||
+ | 2004 ||[[ConClave XXIX]] held | ||
+ | [[ConFusion XXX]] held | ||
+ | [[Mythcon XXXV]] held in [[Ann Arbor]] | ||
+ | 2005 ||[[Howard DeVore]] dies | ||
+ | [[31 Flavors of ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2006 ||[[Synthetic ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2007 ||[[MoonBase ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[ConClave 32]] held | ||
+ | 2008 ||[[High Voltage ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2009 ||[[Cryptic ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[Randy Bathurst]] dies | ||
+ | 2010 ||[[I See By My ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2011 ||[[This ConFusion Is Not Yet Rated]] held | ||
+ | [[Rusty Hevelin]] dies | ||
+ | 2012 ||[[Ben Singer]] dies | ||
+ | [[Epic ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[SFRA Conference]] held in Detroit | ||
+ | 2013 ||[[Detroit in 2014]] [[NASFiC]] [[bid]] wins at [[LSC3]] beating [[Phoenix in 2014]] | ||
+ | [[Larry Tucker]] dies | ||
+ | [[Immortal ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | [[Mythcon 44]] held in [[East Lansing]] | ||
+ | 2014 ||[[Detcon1]] ([[NASFiC]]) held | ||
+ | [[Legendary ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2015 ||[[ConClave 39]] held | ||
+ | [[Back to the ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2016 ||[[Fred Prophet]] dies | ||
+ | [[ConClave 40]] held | ||
+ | [[Life, the Universe, and ConFusion]] held | ||
+ | 2017 ||[[The Continuum]] held | ||
+ | </tab> | ||
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+ | {{locale}} | ||
+ | [[Category:US]] |
Revision as of 10:47, 25 April 2020
This page covers Greater Detroit including the city itself, but also the surrounding suburbs. It additionally includes Ann Arbor (which see for its own article) and Detroit-associated events as far as Lansing.
During the 1950s through the 70s, at least, Detroit was a fannish powerhouse. In more recent years, the center of fannish activity has moved outwards to the nearby college town of Ann Arbor.
The list below includes conventions held in Greater Detroit, clubs, and notable life events for prominent Detroit-related fans.
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