The Federation Chronicle

You may be looking for the 1990s Star Trek zine series, Federation Chronicles.
The Federation Chronicle is a gen Star Trek: TOS club zine, published by a Houston, Texas Star Trek club called Final Frontier. It is an anthology of fiction, art and non-fiction. There are four issues.
Hal Wilson, the editor, was 12 years old when he began this zine series. The audience for this zine and its club were boys aged 10-15.
==Issue 1==
Federation Chronicle 1 was published in July 1972 and contains 28 pages. 
The front cover is by Russell Young, and interior illos are by Cheree Townsend. Some of the art by Townsend was reprinted in some issues of A Piece of the Action.
The contributors: Cheree Townsend, Chris Schulman, Richard Hogan, Russell Yound, Ted Brescia and Mrs. John D. Young (this is Helen Young).
* Star Trek Revival, article by Chris Schulman (2)
* Star Trek Shows List (3)
* Journey to Malkesh, fiction by Cheree Townsend (4)
* Star Date Chart by Chris Schulman (19)
* Letters Deptartment (20)
* Subscription Form to Zine and Application to Club (21)
 
 
Image:fedchron1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Cheree Cargill
Image:fedchron1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Cheree Cargill
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
 
 
==Issue 2==
The Federation Chronicle 2 was published in December 1972 and contains 30 pages. 
The interior illos are by Cheryl Townsend. The front cover is by Delvon. 
* some contributors: Lavon E. Dunaway, Russell Young, Helen Young, and Curtis Young.
* Letters Department (2)
* From the Editor (3)
* ST Pen Pals International, Interstellar Newsletter #1 (proposal, description, and ad about a new fan club) (4)
* Star Trek Lives! (revival information) (5) 
* Ads Department (6)
* The Federation Chronicle Mail Interview: Jacqueline Lichtenberg (7)
* The Federation Chronicle Mail Interview: Maureen Basta (8)
*The Strange Blip by Delvon 
*The Cool Yule, fiction by Auntie Matter (9)
* Star Trek Word Search by Russell Young (13) 
* A Star Trek Trivia Test by Cheree Townsend (15)
* brief news and reviews (18)
* The Strange Blip, fiction by Delvon (19)
* Puzzle Answers (20)
* The Fight is On!, poem by Delvon (21)
* Initials and Abbreviations Commonly Used In Star Trek (22)
 
Image:fedchron2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Delvon
Image:fedchron2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
Image:fedchron2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
Image:fedchron2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
The Federation Chronicle 3 was published in May 1973 and contains 55 pages.
The editor mentions he is 13 years old and just finished the 8th grade.
 
The art is by Parker Riggs, Cheree Townsend, Don Royall, Bryan McKenzie, and James Blair.
From the editorial: 
* A Tribble Place by Cheree Townsend (1)
* From the Editor by Hal Wilson (4)
* Lurian Attack!, fiction by Bryan McKenzie (5)
* In Defense of Tristair, fiction by Don Royall (13)
* Star Trek Titles Search, word search by Craig Hotmann (21)
* A Most Unusual Night!, poem by Delvon (22)
* Arena, fiction adaptation by Parker Riggs (24)
* Star Dallas ad (28)
* Star Struck by Don Royall (29)
* Catspaw, fiction adaptation by Parker Riggs (32)
* Membership Rosters, list of members, addresses and phone numbers (35)
* Subspace Chatter by Hal Wilson (37)
* Star Trek Across-Tic, puzzle by Russell Young (41)
* Ad (44)
* Raffle (45)
* Decision, fiction by Cheree Townsend (47)
 
Image:fedchron3-1.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
Image:fedchron3-2.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
Image:fedchron3-3.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
File:Fedchron3-5.jpg|from issue #2, Don Royall
Image:fedchron3-6.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
Image:fedchron3-7.jpg|from issue #2, Cheree Cargill
 
==Issue 4==
The Federation Chronicle 4 was published in March 1975 and contains 30 pages. 
This issue was the last one, and the fan club was disbanded as well. 
The interior art is by Sue Pemeroy, James Harold, and Warren McCall.
The editor apologizes for the lateness of this issue, two years after the previous one. He cites school and other activities as things taking up his time. However, "to a Trekker, that is far from adequate to use as an excuse for not printing last summer."
* Editor's Page (2)
* Disbandment News (3)
* Star Crossed, crossword puzzle by Curtis Young (4)
* A Run for the Roses, fiction by Cheree Townsend (6)
* Star Struck, comic by Don Royall (15)
* Star Trek Words Search by Curtis Young (21)
* Star Trek Character Quiz (24)
* Star Trek Lives, filk to the tune of "Let It Be," by Kim Barhorst (25)
* Answers to Puzzle (27)
 
Image:fedchron4-1.jpg|from issue #4, Sue Pomeroy
Image:fedchron4-2.jpg|from issue #4, Sue Pomeroy
Image:fedchron4-3.jpg|from issue #4, Don Royall
File:Fedchron4-4.jpg|from issue #4, Cheree Townsend
 
 
==References==
Category:Club Zines
Category:Non-fiction Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:1970s Zines