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"Around the end" of 1943 || [[Fancon]] || || [[Bloomington, IL]] || | "Around the end" of 1943 || [[Fancon]] || || [[Bloomington, IL]] || | ||
Late 1943? ||[[Councilcon]]||||[[Newcastle, IN]]|| Possibly occurred only in [[Claude Degler]]’s imagination | Late 1943? ||[[Councilcon]]||||[[Newcastle, IN]]|| Possibly occurred only in [[Claude Degler]]’s imagination | ||
− | {{nowrap| December 31, 1943}}–January 2, 1944 || [[ | + | {{nowrap| December 31, 1943}}–January 2, 1944 || [[Norcon_I_(UK)|Norcon]] || 8|| [[Manchester, UK]] || |
colspan="5"|'''1944''' | colspan="5"|'''1944''' | ||
April 8–9, 1944 || [[Eastercon 1944]] || || [[London, UK]] || | April 8–9, 1944 || [[Eastercon 1944]] || || [[London, UK]] || | ||
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October 7–9, 1944 || [[Little Chicon]] || "small" || [[Chicago, IL]] || | October 7–9, 1944 || [[Little Chicon]] || "small" || [[Chicago, IL]] || | ||
1944 || [[Bufflocon]] || || [[Buffalo, NY]] || [[Slan Shack]] visiting [[Ken Krueger]] | 1944 || [[Bufflocon]] || || [[Buffalo, NY]] || [[Slan Shack]] visiting [[Ken Krueger]] | ||
− | December | + | December 29–31, 1944 || [[Norcon_II_(UK)|Norcon II]]|| 14–19|| [[Leeds, UK]] || |
colspan="5"|'''1945''' | colspan="5"|'''1945''' | ||
February 3–4, 1945 || [[Boskone IV]] || 5 || [[Winchester, MA]] || at [[the Swishers]]’ home | February 3–4, 1945 || [[Boskone IV]] || 5 || [[Winchester, MA]] || at [[the Swishers]]’ home |
Revision as of 08:22, 11 May 2024
The first ten years of SF conventions were a mixed bag, but even the largest was small by modern standards, and some were literally a few guys getting together for a day. But travel was difficult and the tendency of the time was to call nearly any planned get-together (of fans from different cities a "convention" (or a "conference." See the Fancyclopedia 2 article on “con” for the baroque early terminology).
Anglofan historians tend to take a hard line on what was or wasn’t a convention (they would omit the First Convention if they could). We are inclined to take the participants’ estimation, even if they declared conhood after the event.
See also the Fancyclopedia 2 (1959) articles on Con, fan visits and fan gatherings.
Fanhistory | 1936—1946 |
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