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The Fairy Investigation Society was founded in Britain[1] in 1927 by a Sir Quentin Craufurd, MBE, to collect information on fairy sightings. In 1983, a headquarters for the society was located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland.[2]
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History
During its prime, the society organized meetings, lectures, and discussions for collecting evidence of fairy life. With the out-break of World War II, however, members were dispersed and the society's records were largely lost or destroyed by enemy destruction. The society then became inactive for a while.
In 1955, with a new and energetic secretary, the society was revived and began to issue a regular newsletter. The newsletter had a listing of reports from members or other individuals. The society also sent out brochures[3] to recruit new members.
Famous members
During the late 1950s, there were at least fifty members, including famous people such as author Alasdair Alpin MacGregor, Ithell Colquhoun,[4] Leslie Alan Shepard,[5] Hugh Dowding, Walter Starkie (of gypsy lore fame), and animator Walt Disney.
Inactivity
As the society grew and became more well-known, newspaper articles ridiculing the sightings and study of fairies appeared. They claimed fairies were only a superstition of past centuries. The society once again became inactive.
As early as 1990, a society of the same name is rumored to be active.[6]
References
- ^ Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (2003). The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries. Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-2579-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=WfZu7lwy5msC&pg=PR14&lpg=PR14&dq=%22Fairy+Investigation+Society%22&source=bl&ots=RQ37Rq5-Sv&sig=FUp5mh99vhWHSu1ixMk4rCRv9EA&hl=en&ei=2dvCSYetG4yVngfHvtmZCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Address for the Society in Ireland. WSFA. 1981. http://www.wsfa.org/journal/j81/9/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Fulghum, Robert (1995). Maybe (maybe not). Random House. ISBN 0804111154. http://books.google.com/books?id=HL5QX-IzeooC&pg=PA91&dq=Fairy+Investigation+society. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "Magical Societies". Ithell Colquhoun. http://www.ithellcolquhoun.co.uk/1760/. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Russell, Ian (2006-01-01). "Leslie Alan Shepard (1917-2004): Page 5". Folk Music Journal. http://www.articlearchives.com/humanities-social-science/folklore/240300-1.html. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ "FIS Active". Encyclopedia.com. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-fairy.html. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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