Inventor, genealogist, prosecutor, fashionista, (confusing) cartographer, editor, composer, poet, punster, and professor. Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated, the Woggle-Bug seems to do it all in the Land of Oz. He also sparked a craze in the Great Outside World, showing up in comics, advertisements, games, sports, social clubs, poems, sheet music, a contest, and several stage shows. Wogglebug jokes and references infested newspaper stories for years. How was he discovered? Just how many limbs does he have? What did he say?
Join us for a “pestimonial” to this incomparable insect. Pills provided. Exam mandatory.
Scott Cummings is an independent researcher who publishes worldsfairchicago1893.com, an educational website devoted to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. When not exploring the White City, he has served on the Board of Directors of the International Wizard of Oz Club and as editor-in-chief of its journal. He writes articles and presents talks on a wide range of topics, including renewable energy, obscure theater shows, author L. Frank Baum, and the history of the Chicago fairgrounds. He presented talks on the 1893 World’s Fair for the Chicago Steampunk Exposition in 2024 and 2025.
