Texas Association of Magicians

Texas Association of Magicians (also known as TAOM) is an American organization which hosts magic conventions each year, in different locations around Texas Labor Day weekend.

It started in 1944, with picnics hosted by an Austin magician named Herman Yerger, and then the formal TAOM organization was formed on September 1, 1946. It grew over the years to become one of the major gatherings of magicians in the United States, on a par with such events as Abbott's Get Together and the Midwest Magic Jubilee, with a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and competitions.

According to the first TAOM newsletter, the name came into existence at Yerger's lodge in Austin, Texas on September 1, 1946. In 1947, Fort Worth hosted the first convention.

Past Presidents

• Herman Yeager 1947
• Ralph Edshaon 1948
• Jim Bowling 1949
• Ed DeWess 1950
• Dr. Carl Moore 1951
• Ren Clark 1952
• Tommy Beard 1953
• Royal Brin Jr. 1954
• Louis Harrop 1955
• Callen Spears 1956
• WC Stubblefield 1957
• Ed Watkins 1959
• Walter Blaney 1971
• Robert Crabtree 1978
• Scott Wells 2000

Convention Locations

• Austin, 2010
• Houston, 2009
• Forth Worth, 2008
• Corpus Christi, 2007
• Dallas, 2006
• San Antonio, 2005
• Houston, 2004
• Lubbock, 2003
• Fort Worth, 2002
• Corpus Christi, 2001
• Dallas, 2000

References

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• http://www.taom.org/