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## Sunday Night Live: The Father of the "Damned" – Celebrating Charles Fort

Where: Live via Zoom (Link provided upon RSVP)
Join Paranormal Houston Investigations (PHI) for a special National Paranormal Day broadcast as we honor the legacy of the man who started it all: Charles Fort.
Before there were ghost hunters, there was Charles Fort—a man who spent his life meticulously documenting "the damned," the data that mainstream science refused to acknowledge. On the anniversary of his passing, we are applying our "debunking-first" methodology to Fort’s most famous theories and exploring how they intersect with our current research here in Texas.

### What We’ll Cover:

  • The "CSI" of the Supernatural: How Fort’s pursuit of "Damned Data" mirrors our evidence-based approach at the San Jacinto Battleground and regional campsites.
  • Folkloric Accuracy (The Wingless Truth): A deep dive into why traditional folklore describes Pixies as wingless spirits, and why Victorian "winged" imagery has clouded our investigative lens.
  • Texas’s Own "Damned" History: We will discuss artifacts and accounts from the Runaway Scrape that don't fit the standard historical narrative.
  • Technical Spotlight: How we use modern tools—from drones to atmospheric monitors—to find the xenonormal explanations Fort never had the chance to see.

### About Your Host:

Jon M Strohbehn is the founder and president of PHI, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to historical research and paranormal documentation. With a focus on Texas history and scientific rigor, Jon leads the "Exploring the Supernatural" series, bringing a "CSI" perspective to the unexplained.
RSVP now to receive the Zoom link. Bring your questions, your skepticism, and your "damned" data!

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### Meetup Tag Suggestions:

  • #ParanormalInvestigation
  • #TexasHistory
  • #CharlesFort
  • #ScientificMethod
  • #SanJacinto
  • #PHI

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