Charles Fort Institute

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The Charles Fort Institute is an effort by a group of Forteans to create “the world's leading resource for scholarship and research in the understanding of strange experiences and anomalous phenomena.” ^[1] Founded in 1998 by Fortean Times editor Bob Rickard, the institute is currently seeking charitable status.

Contents 1 Future plans 2 Key personnel 3 References 4 External links 4.1 Other Fortean organizations

[edit] Future plans

Members of the institute hope to create a permanent reference collection for those studying anomalous phenomena in the form of; a museum to preserve case related evidence, relics and objects of Fortean interest, a library of books about strange phenomena and other Fortean topics and an extensive archive of relevant newspaper clippings, magazines and periodicals. The institute is also planning to use the internet to make archive material available worldwide.

[edit] Key personnel

• Bob Rickard – General planning and coordination
• Ian Stuart Simmons – Chair of museum & exhibitions planning
• Andy Cobley - Chair of information technology
• Dave Walsh
• Gordon Rutter
• Stewart Smith

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Charles Fort Institute
• CFI blog
• Fortean Times, The Journal of Strange Phenomena

[edit] Other Fortean organizations

• Centre for Fortean Zoology