by Rick Boatright | Aug 23, 2017 | Minicon Reports
The 2007 Minicon was held as a part of Conestoga in Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 20th, 21st, and 22nd. Eric Flint was the Guest of Honor. This was Paula Goodlet’s first ever SF convention, and she was very surprised when Eric offered her the position of editor of...
by Rick Boatright | Aug 22, 2017 | Minicon Reports
I arrived in Fairmont on Wed. August 2. I made phone calls to various people to firm up meeting times and commitments. Thursday August 3 At 10 am I went to Mannington and met Rana Taylor, the new head of Mannington Main Street. Rana has been very good with returning...
by Rick Boatright | Aug 22, 2017 | Minicon Reports
The 2005 minicon in Fairmont and Mannington, WV was the expected mix of fascinating, wonderful, weird and disappointing. Sadly, the plans to visit the coal lab at WVU fell through, but many attendees got to visit the WVU campus, wander through...
by Rick Boatright | Aug 22, 2017 | Minicon Reports
The 2004 MiniCon! September 30 – October 3, 2004 in Mannington WV. There are no hotels in Mannington, so we stayed at the Holiday Inn in Fairmont, about 12 miles east out the fabled Route 250. Early Birds Gather At right are the early (Wednesday) arrivals...
by Rick Boatright | Aug 22, 2017 | Minicon Reports
The very first 1632 minicon was held in and around Manningington WV. These low-res photos and notes are all that survive… Here are photos taken by Wood Hughes at the August 2003 Minicon in Mannington, WV. Captions were provided by Cheryl Daetwyler....
