Timeline of Flying Disc history - Revision history

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2026-08-17T01:34:56Z

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	Add only events supported by dated evidence.		Add only events supported by dated evidence.

	== ~~1900â€“1949~~ ==		== 1900–1949 ==
	Research manufacturing, popular play, terminology, and precursor accounts.		Research manufacturing, popular play, terminology, and precursor accounts.

	== ~~1950â€“1969~~ ==		== 1950–1969 ==
	Research purpose-built products, business histories, new games, clubs, and early organized activity.		Research purpose-built products, business histories, new games, clubs, and early organized activity.

	== ~~1970â€“1989~~ ==		== 1970–1989 ==
	Research courses, organizations, rules, manufacturers, media, and expanding competition.		Research courses, organizations, rules, manufacturers, media, and expanding competition.

	== ~~1990â€“2009~~ ==		== 1990–2009 ==
	Research professionalization, technology, media, international growth, and community institutions.		Research professionalization, technology, media, international growth, and community institutions.

	== ~~2010â€“present~~ ==		== 2010–present ==
	Use stable secondary and primary sources; avoid turning the timeline into a news feed.		Use stable secondary and primary sources; avoid turning the timeline into a news feed.

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	Every entry needs an event date, concise description, place where relevant, one reliable citation, and a link to a full article or research note.		Every entry needs an event date, concise description, place where relevant, one reliable citation, and a link to a full article or research note.

	{{Research needed\|Populate from the ~~museumâ€™s~~ exhibit chronology and flag disputed dates rather than silently choosing one.}}		{{Research needed\|Populate from the museum’s exhibit chronology and flag disputed dates rather than silently choosing one.}}
	[[Category:Research tools]] [[Category:Flying Disc history]]		[[Category:Research tools]] [[Category:Flying Disc history]]

WikiAdmin: Repair encoding and publish museum wiki skeleton

2026-08-17T01:33:07Z

Repair encoding and publish museum wiki skeleton

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	~~The~~ '''history ~~of the flying disc~~''' ~~includes the objects~~, ~~inventions, businesses, sports, and informal practices that turned thrown discs into~~ a ~~global form of play and competition~~.		This '''timeline of Flying Disc history''' will connect dated events to full articles and primary sources. It is an index, not a substitute for historical explanation.

	== ~~Explore the history~~ ==		== Before 1900 ==
	* [[Early flying-disc play]]		Add only events supported by dated evidence.
	* [[Frisbie pie tin]]
	* [[Flyin-Saucer]]
	* [[Pluto Platter]]
	* [[Objects and Technology]]
	* [[History of Disc Golf]]

	== ~~Major periods~~ ==		== 1900â€“1949 ==
	~~=== Precursors and informal~~ play ~~===~~		Research manufacturing, popular play, terminology, and precursor accounts.
	~~Document earlier thrown-disc practices~~ and ~~separate well-sourced evidence from later origin stories~~.

	==~~= Commercial flying discs =~~==		== 1950â€“1969 ==
	~~Trace the transition from repurposed objects to~~ products ~~designed~~ and ~~marketed for flight~~.		Research purpose-built products, business histories, new games, clubs, and early organized activity.

	==~~= Sports, institutions, and communities =~~==		== 1970â€“1989 ==
	~~Explain how new games~~, organizations, ~~competitions~~, media, and ~~local communities developed around the flying disc~~.		Research courses, organizations, rules, manufacturers, media, and expanding competition.

	== ~~Museum connections~~ ==		== 1990â€“2009 ==
	~~The museumâ€™s artifact sequence includes a Frisbie pie tin~~, ~~the Flyin-Saucer~~, and ~~the Pluto Platter. Object-level catalog records belong in the [https://collections.nationaldiscgolfmuseum.com/s/collections Collections]~~.		Research professionalization, technology, media, international growth, and community institutions.

	== ~~Sources~~ and ~~research notes~~ ==		== 2010â€“present ==
	{{Research needed\|~~Build a dated, citation-supported narrative using patents, advertisements, trade material, oral histories, period publications,~~ and ~~museum object files~~.}}		Use stable secondary and primary sources; avoid turning the timeline into a news feed.
	[[Category:Flying Disc history]]
			== Inclusion standard ==
			Every entry needs an event date, concise description, place where relevant, one reliable citation, and a link to a full article or research note.

			{{Research needed\|Populate from the museumâ€™s exhibit chronology and flag disputed dates rather than silently choosing one.}}
			[[Category:Research tools]] [[Category:Flying Disc history]]

WikiAdmin: Create initial museum wiki content skeleton

2026-08-17T01:29:03Z

Create initial museum wiki content skeleton

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The '''history of the flying disc''' includes the objects, inventions, businesses, sports, and informal practices that turned thrown discs into a global form of play and competition.

== Explore the history ==
* [[Early flying-disc play]]
* [[Frisbie pie tin]]
* [[Flyin-Saucer]]
* [[Pluto Platter]]
* [[Objects and Technology]]
* [[History of Disc Golf]]

== Major periods ==
=== Precursors and informal play ===
Document earlier thrown-disc practices and separate well-sourced evidence from later origin stories.

=== Commercial flying discs ===
Trace the transition from repurposed objects to products designed and marketed for flight.

=== Sports, institutions, and communities ===
Explain how new games, organizations, competitions, media, and local communities developed around the flying disc.

== Museum connections ==
The museumâ€™s artifact sequence includes a Frisbie pie tin, the Flyin-Saucer, and the Pluto Platter. Object-level catalog records belong in the [https://collections.nationaldiscgolfmuseum.com/s/collections Collections].

== Sources and research notes ==
{{Research needed|Build a dated, citation-supported narrative using patents, advertisements, trade material, oral histories, period publications, and museum object files.}}
[[Category:Flying Disc history]]