Oz Club Blog
It’s a Wonderful Year for Holiday Reading
Looking for last-minute gift ideas? Anyone still asking what you’d like this holiday season? Oz makes gift shopping easy for my family; but I can seldom wait when it’s a book I’ve looked...
A Day in Oz: A Report on the Dedication Ceremony for Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Historical Marker
Guest blog contributed by Atticus Gannaway Ruth Plumly Thompson, the second Royal Historian of Oz, isn’t exactly a household name outside the rarefied world of avid Oz enthusiasts. So when I learned ...
Barbara Koelle (1923-2018)
Barbara Koelle (1923-2018) was a lovely woman, thoughtful personal friend, and consistent supporter of the International Wizard of Oz Club. She joined the Club and began attending conventions in the ...
Happy Holidays from the Oz Club
Our holiday mailing arriving in members’ homes now. Please see everything included and act on those that need your attention. The holiday card was created by Mark Manley. You’ll find more...
Oz travels? Take your passport
A small Oz Passport appeared on the market some years back. It’s intended as a little pocket notebook, selling for $3-$6 depending on where you find it. But a pocket notebook isn’t quite e...
Beyond Oz: the Club’s 2019 calendar
The Oz Club’s calendar for 2019 celebrates our publication of Bibliographia Baumiana in two ways. Images and textual points from Baum non-Oz books used in the calendar come from the new collect...
Oz en pointe in Kansas City
Kansas City Ballet premiered a lavish new ballet of The Wizard of Oz. Since KC is my hometown, I was there for opening night, but also for a number of local events designed to promote the production. ...
Performances, Presentations and an Oz Auction; It Can Only Be an Oz convention
OzCon International (Aug. 10-12) offered a wonderful program packed with enough great Oz activity to appeal to all kinds of Oz fans. The year marked the centennial of The Tin Woodman of Oz, so our fri...
MGM 50th Anniversary Merchandise on Display
The new Oz Club exhibit at the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas, offers a sampling of merchandise from the 50th anniversary of the 1939 MGM film. 1989 was a big year for the Oz collectibles market. Not onl...