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The '''BSFS''' was founded on January 5, 1963 on the back of a Trailways bus by people returning from a meeting of [[WSFA]].  It began running [[Balticon]] in 1967 but the club died on October 12, 1968.   
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The '''BSFS''' was founded on January 5, 1963, in the back of a Trailways bus by people returning from a meeting of [[WSFA]].  It began running [[Balticon]] in 1967, but the club died on October 12, 1968.   
  
 
Balticon continued, and after [[Balticon 8]], [[Sue Wheeler]], [[Martin Deutsch]] and others re-founded [[BSFS]] in 1974 with mostly new members. It was incorporated in Maryland and granted tax-exempt status and thereafter ran Balticon.
 
Balticon continued, and after [[Balticon 8]], [[Sue Wheeler]], [[Martin Deutsch]] and others re-founded [[BSFS]] in 1974 with mostly new members. It was incorporated in Maryland and granted tax-exempt status and thereafter ran Balticon.
  
Starting in late 1991, the club acquired the [[BSFS Clubhouse]], located at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/3310+E+Baltimore+St,+Baltimore,+MD+21224/@39.2926444,-76.5726627,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c8040d67582387:0x8e9e68b6fee4c80d!8m2!3d39.2926403!4d-76.570474?hl=en 3310 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland].
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There was a previous [[club]] in the [[Baltimore]] area in the early 1950s: the [[Baltimore Science Fiction Forum]], and there was also the [[Baltimore SFL]] in the area in the ’30s which lasted into the early 40s.
  
There was a previous [[club]] in the [[Baltimore]] area in the early 50s was the [[Baltimore Science Fiction Forum]], and there was also the [[Baltimore SFL]] in the area in the 30s which lasted into the early 40s.
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==Clubhouse==
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Starting in late 1991, the club acquired the [[BSFS Clubhouse]], located at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/3310+E+Baltimore+St,+Baltimore,+MD+21224/@39.2926444,-76.5726627,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c8040d67582387:0x8e9e68b6fee4c80d!8m2!3d39.2926403!4d-76.570474?hl=en 3310 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland]. It was rebuilt over the years by a team led by [[Martin Deutsch]].
  
{{link | website=http://www.bsfs.org}}
 
  
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*{{link | website=http://www.bsfs.org|text=Website.}}
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*[https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/balticon-as-fans-beam-down-baltimore-science-fiction-society-celebrates-50-years/2013/05/24 “Balticon: As fans beam down, Baltimore Science Fiction Society celebrates 50 years.”]
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Revision as of 02:18, 30 January 2021

The BSFS was founded on January 5, 1963, in the back of a Trailways bus by people returning from a meeting of WSFA. It began running Balticon in 1967, but the club died on October 12, 1968.

Balticon continued, and after Balticon 8, Sue Wheeler, Martin Deutsch and others re-founded BSFS in 1974 with mostly new members. It was incorporated in Maryland and granted tax-exempt status and thereafter ran Balticon.

There was a previous club in the Baltimore area in the early 1950s: the Baltimore Science Fiction Forum, and there was also the Baltimore SFL in the area in the ’30s which lasted into the early 40s.

Clubhouse[edit]

Starting in late 1991, the club acquired the BSFS Clubhouse, located at 3310 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland. It was rebuilt over the years by a team led by Martin Deutsch.




Club 1963
This is a club page. Please extend it by adding information about when and where the club met, when and by whom it was founded, how long it was active, notable accomplishments, well-known members, clubzines, any conventions it ran, external links to the club's website, other club pages, etc.

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