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Antigua: Pioneers, Quote re: Pioneers:Travel Teachers, Quote re: travel teachers and Events, 1953 to 1981Complied by Patricia Paccassi as of September. 1988: revised; April 1991, September 1994, June 2010, July 2011, September 2012 KEY: PIO:= pioneer: TT := travel teacher from outside national area; TTL:= West Indian travel teacher; TTP:= travel teacher & pioneer in national area; HND:= Hand of the Cause of God; CBC:= member of the Continental Board of Counsellors; NSA:= member of a national spiritual assembly. Data enclosed in parenthesis (_____) refers to my source: see source page for details SOURCES __________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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PIO: 1953: October 16 to December; Benjamin and Gladys Weeden, Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for Leeward Islands |
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________________________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1954: February to approximately August 1954; David Schrieber, named Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for Leeward Islands ______________________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1964 ?? McKensie & Virginia Edwards, to Belevere, home front pioneers, from Barbuda, counted as pioneer in USA pioneering files.[AF/01.a] {needs checking, are the McKensies from Barbuda or Antigua, where did they meet Mr. Schrieber and did they go from Antigua to Barbuda or the other way??} ___________________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1966: October to 1971; Dean Stephens, PIO: 1970: January; John (Jody) & Joyce Owen; PIO? 1971: Norman Thompson, Antigua(?) [NL/21.Y] PIO: 1971: to 1977; Charles PIO: 1972: Fall; Eileen & Gordon Wagner; [AF/01.a] _____________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1973: November to 1980; Dr. John & Charlotte Yates PIO: 1973: September to March 1975; Rosalyn Small from USA; [lived with Yates] [AF/01.a] PIO: 1973: November to ?; Karyn Le Vine, from USA, then to St. Thomas; [LVI/pio-rep.] _____________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1975: ??; Rowland Estall PIO: 1976: August; Rodney Garner; [AF24:27-24/M19] PIO: 1976: June/July; Charlotte Yates, from USA; [AF:27] PIO: 1976: July to ?; Albert Simmons. Paula Simmoms (December to ?) from USA; [LVI/pio-rep] ________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1979: October; Afsaneh Mouzoon (Franklin) from Iran to Clair Potters; [AF/31-December 1986 update] PIO: 1979: October; Ezzat Yazdani from Iran, to 1980; [AF24:27-24/M137] PIO: 1979: October; Miss Mavast Musaghi from Iran, to St. John's; [AF/31-December 1986 update] PIO: 1979: Fall; Hope Hubbert to St. Eustatius; [AF;4:27-24/M137] ____________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1980: April; Lynda Reed-Nedden, PIO: 1980’s early: Elizabeth “ Bud” Bevans _______________________________________________________ PIO: 1981: March to ?; Seema Aidun, |
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Complied by Patricia Paccassi as of September 1988: revised; April 1991, September 1994, June 2010, July 2011 KEY: TT :=travel teacher from outside the national area; TTP:=travel teacher and pioneer from within the national area; TTL:=West Indian travel teacher; HND:=Hand of the Cause of God; CBC:=member of the Continental Board of Counsellors; ABM:=Auxiliary Board Member; ABMA: = Auxillary Board Member Assistant NSA:=member of a national spiritual assembly. _________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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TT : 1959: Dr. Malcolm King, from USA (time frame approximate, but had settled here for a while). [BE-29] |
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_______________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1965: August; David Schreiber, from Hawaii and Mr. McKensie Edwards of Barbuda; [NL/03.f] [AF:27-01.a][PF:4] TTP: 1965: December; Melvin Barber, from USA, from St Thomas; [NL/03.e][AF:27-01.a][PF:4] TT : 1965: Arden Lee, from USA; [AF;27][PF:4] ____________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1966: Don Larson, from USA; [AF:27-01.a] [PF:4] TT : 1966: February; Howard Snider, from USA; [pr/5b][AF:27-01a] [PF:4] TT : 1966: Summer; Jean Norris, report; [St. Vincent] Check to see if she also visited here. TTP: 1966: September 1-3; Katherine Meyer, from St. Thomas; [NL/03.h,i] [PF/25-0.4G] _________________________________________________________________________________ ABM: 1967: September; Ellsworth Blackwell, from Haiti; [NL/21.c] TT : 1967: September 20-22; Rhoda Vaughn, from USA; [NL/21.c] ___________________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1968: Early; Ron Lucero from St. Croix; [NL/21.f] __________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1969: March; Elizabeth Thomas, from USA; [NL/21.L] TT : 1969: early; Ronald Jacobs, from Canada; [NL/21.L] TT : 1969: early; Bill Nedden & Mother Marjorie Nedden, from USA; [NL/21.L] TT : 1969: mid; Wayne Hoover, from USA [NL/21.N] TT : 1969: mid; Maxine Roth, from USA [NL/21.N] CBC: 1969: 23-29 November; Alfred Osbourne from Panama; [NL/21.O, NL/21.P] _________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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ABM: 1970: July; Marjorie Harmer for 10 days; [NL/21.S] TTL: 1970: 6-8 November; George Howard, St. Vincent; Bill Nedden, Barbuda; HND: 1970: 4-6 June; Amat'ul-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum with Violette Nakhjavani; [NL/21.R; NL/21.S][PF/25-0.4G] |
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HND: 1970: 26 August; Enoch Olinga traveling from St. Thomas to Barbados with Ethel Harris & Frank Paccassi had a layover here during a 9 hour island trip. [PR:1] |
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1971: Ridván; George Howard, St. Vincent; [NL/21.W] NSA: 1971: Rowland Estall, from Canada; _____________________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1972: February; Karen Wood; [Barbados Archives]; TTS: 1972: April; many visitors for NSA formation; TTS: 1972: 7-17 August; team from Mississippi, USA: [AF/31] ______________________________________________________________________________________ |
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TTP: 1974: August; for 8-10 days. Francis Foss from St. Martin; [AF:27-24/1972-22January1978] HND: 1974: 21 September Dr. Muhájir; [AF:27-24/M7,27] |
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____________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1975: 13 January (could be 1976); Edna & Ray Fechtner; [24/1972-22 January 1978 Antigua] CBC: 1975: for conference: Rowland Estall, Artemus Lamb, Carmen Burafato, Alfred Osbourne, Paul Lucas; [PF/25-0.5] HND: 1975: 15-17 August; Dr. Varqá |
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TT : 1975: December; for 1 week, Roy Massey, from USA; [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1975: August; Shamsi Sedaghat, from Trinidad; [AF:27-24/M7,27] TT : 1975: August; for a few days, Roger Cheney from USA; [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1975: August; for 1 week, Michel Monfils from France; [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1975: August; for 1 week, Ellsworth & Ruth Blackwell from Haiti; [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1975: August; for a few days, Teri Rheaume from Canada; [PF/25-0.5] TTs: 1975: August; for 1 week, Stanley & Florence Bagley from USA; [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1975: November; Shirley Mather from St. Thomas; [AF/24.b] TT : 1975: December; Hazel Lovelace from Alaska; [AF/24.b] TT : 1975: November/December; for several days, Edna & Ray Fechtner from USA; [PF/25-0.5] _____________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1976: 22 March to 2 April; for 1 day, Elizabeth Thomas from USA; [PF/25-0.5] CBC: 1976: 26 April/ 8 May; for a few days, Alfred Osbourne from Panama; [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1976: Summer; Emily Kramer & Shirley Yarbrough from Barbados; [BNWI/30] TTP: 1976: July; Shamsi Sedaghat from Trinidad; [PF:4] ______________________________________________________________________________________ |
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HND: 1977: 28 February; Paul Haney; [AF:27-24/M7,27] |
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_________________________________________________________________________________- HND: 1977: 25 March; Enoch Olinga & wife Elizabeth from Uganda; [AF:26- 24/M7,27,134] TT : 1977: August; for several days, Helen Barnes from USA; [PF/25-0.5] TTs: 1977: August; for several Days, Betty & Victor DeAraujo from BIC; [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1977: August; for 5 days, the Caribbean ABMs; [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1977: October-November; for several days, Shamsi Sedaghat from Trinidad; [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1977: November-December; for 2 months, John Rushford St. from Thomas; [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1977: December; for 3 weeks, Leon Sternberger from USA; [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1977: 29 December; for 1 week, Ken McCulloch from Canada; [PF/25-0.5] ____________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1978: January; for 1 month, Cedric Nathan from St. Kitts; [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1978: 16 January-21 February, Laura Davis from Canada; [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1978: 16 January-21 February; Rowland Totton from Canada; [PF/25-0.5] _____________________________________________________________________________________ HND: 1979: 15 May; Dr. Muhájir, Report; [AF:27-24/M134] ABM: 1979: 13 July; for 1 week, Ruth Pringle from Panama; [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1979: 13 July; for 1 week, Steven Bunting from Haiti; [PF/25-0.5] TTs: 1979: 13 July; for 1 week, John & Joyce Edmonds from Canada; [PF/25-0.5] HND: 1979: October; Enoch Olinga from Uganda; [AF:27-25a][PF:4] TTs: 1979: ???; 1/2 weeks. Cora & Mira Danch from USA; [PF/25-0.5] _______________________________________________________________________________________ |
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HND: 1980: 24 March: John Robarts & wife Audrey; [AF:-24/m134][PF:4] |
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_____________________________________________________________________________ HND: 1981: Rúhíyyih Khánum; [AF:27-25.a][PF:4] TT : 1981: 14-16 March; Dr. Mirafzali & son Saeid Mirafzali; [AF:27-24/M156] ******************************************************************************************* |
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ANTIGUA EVENTS: Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of April 1988; revised 1991; October 1994, June 2010, July 2011 NOTE: Antigua and Barbuda are linked administratively, but events and travel teachers will be listed separately for each island. NOTE: listed below are the NSA's who were responsible for the Leeward Islands and the dates the responsibility was assigned: NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTIGUA 1953 South America/North America; 1957 Greater Antilles; 1962 Dominican Republic; *1964 Jamaica; 1967 Leeward, Windward & Virgin Islands; 1972 Leeward & Virgin Islands; 1981 Leeward Islands: 1991 East Leeward Islands. *=First time listed specifically instead of being included as part of a larger grouping; i.e. "Leeward Islands" Key: LSA = Local Spiritual Assembly NSA = National Spiritual Assembly NTC = National Teaching Committee TT := travel teacher from outside national area; TTL:= West Indian travel teacher; TTP:= travel teacher & pioneer in national area; HND:= Hand of the Cause of God; CBC:= member of the Continental Board of Counsellors; NSA:= member of a national spiritual assembly. Data enclosed in parenthesis (_____) refers to my source: see source page for details (see source link above ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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1953: 16 October & November; Gladys & Benjamin Weeden, from USA, are named Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for Leeward Islands (had to leave due to lack of funds); [BE/29.3] ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1954: February; for several months, David Schreiber, from USA, named Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for Leeward Island, also runs out of funds;[BE/29.3] [IN/32] 1954: early; early believer (first?) Mr. Mc Kensie Edwards, Virginia Edwards, and daughter Claudette; [PF/24-AlP] (check sequence out while in Antigua) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1959: ??; Dr. Malcolm King, from USA, resides for a while; [BE/29.3] ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1966: April; Ridván message calls for formation of NSA OF LWVI in April 1967; [NL/03.g] 1966: October; Dean Stephens arrives, settles in St. John's, gets work permit to be consulting engineer with ZAL-TV is regularly included in government official functions, fosters cordial relations with officials. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1967: September; there are now 5 Bahá'ís on the island [NL/03.i] 1967: 17 September; CBS film "His Name Shall be One" shown on Leeward Islands TV. ABM Ellsworth Blackwell interviewed on this station after showing of film. Responses were heard from several islands by the station after the broadcast; [NL./21.c] 1967: November; early believer, Gloria Hughes; [NL/21.d] 1967: January; pioneer Dean Stephens receives work permit as consulting engineer to Leeward Island TV & Radio. [AF/31-AB] ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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1968: April; 2nd National Convention of Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands. |
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1970: 26 August; Enoch Olinga with Frank Paccassi and Ethel Harris of USVI have 9 hour layover and visit home of Joyce & Jody Owen; L to R: Ethel Harris, Jody Owen, Nancy Owen, Enoch Olinga, Joyce Owen ] 1970: 6 November; Fireside at home of Joyce & Jody Owen, with George Howard from St. Vincent; [NL/21.U] 1970: 7 November; Fireside at home of Edith Maufe, with George Howard & Bill Nedden; [NL/21.U] _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1971: Early; new Believer. Joseph Henry; [NL/21.V] 1971: Early; New believer. Margaret Martin; (Y) [NL/21.W] |
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1971: Ridván, 23-25 April; 5th National Convention. Newly elected NSA LWVI: Lorana Kerfoot, Corresponding. Secretary; Frank Paccassi, Treasurer; George Howard; Patricia Paccassi; Ann Abbott; Philip Wood, Chairman; John Owen; William Soderberg, Vice Chairman; Karen Wood, Recording Secretary. See Photo in Events Photo Gallery below Guests, Rowland Estall, member NSA Canada, ABM Marjorie Harmer; NL/21.W] |
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1971: Ridván; George Howard interviewed on radio by John 'Jody' Owen; [NL/21.W] 1971: Treasury representatives appointed for 12 islands, including Antigua; [AF/23] ____________________________________________________________________________________ 1972: Ridván; National Convention: First NSA of Leeward & Virgin Islands elected at Galley Bay, seat in Antigua. Lorana Kerfoot, Tom Millington, Louis Guy, Charles Fitzsimmons, Joyce & John Owen, William Nedden, William Soderberg, and Nelson Brignoni; [pr/5a] See Photo in Events Photo Gallery below 1972: 7-17 August; teaching team from Mississippi, USA [is when the first two LSA's were formed?]; [AF/31] __________________________________________________________________________________________- 1973: Ridván; 2nd National Convention of Leeward & Virgin Islands, 22/23 April, at Galley Bay, Antigua; ___________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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1975: April: National Convention. See Photo of NSA in Events Photo Gallery below 1975: 15-17 August; CBC Conference, at Michale's Mount Hotel, St. John; with HND Dr. A. M. Varqá, CBCs Paul Lucas, Rowland Estall, Carmen Burafato, Alfred Osbourne, Artemus Lamb. Flyer give out, a 100 attend; [BNWI/23,27] Acting Premier George Walters meets delegation; [AF/31]; Julian Rogers enrolls. |
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1975: 29 August; 12 new believers reported. Letter from Edith G. Holbert to NTC St. Thomas; [AF:26-24/M7,27] & a long report by Shamsi Sedaghat from Trinidad; Presentation made to Antigua Premier, See Photo in Events Photo Gallery below [AF:26-24/M7,27] see notes.[1972-22 January 1978, Antigua] See Photo in Events Photo Gallery below 1975: November; Good activities as result of August Conference, .e.g. at Feast, 3 enrollments. AF:26-24.b] ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1976: March; Acquisition of centre; [AF:26-4/M7,27] 1976: February; post Merida-CBC conference; [BNWI/30] 1976: July ??; Shamsi Sedaghat visits many officials, gets free radio programming started; [AF/31.a] 1976: ??: Summer school at Edith Holbert's hotel. Shamsi Sedaghat stays after and starts classes ; Edith allocates building for school to operate all year long and calls it "Meeting House". Albert Simmons (?) starts to work for Edith Holbert and help with the school; [BNWI/30:af/24.b] 1976: 24-26 November; National Teaching Conference, Langford Police Academy, St. John's; [AF26-24.a] 1976: December; Edith Holbert mentioned as ABMA; [AF:26-24.b] 1976: December; 44 believers from the Leeward & Virgin Islands go to Merida Conference; [AF:26-24.b] ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1977: 25 March: HND Enoch Olinga has radio interviews; TV interview; 2 public meetings; spoke at Princess Margaret School; luncheon hosted by Estalls with Premier & Cabinet members present; [AF:26-24/M7,27] 1977: 2 August; CBC hold ABM conference at Galley Bay Radio & TV shows going, full time teaching team about to arrive: [AF:26-24.b] 1977: September; ABM John 'Jody' Owen as co-coordinator of full time teaching team, quits job in St. Thomas to do this. [AF:26-24.b] Other team members, Chuck Fitzsimmons, Daniel Sweeney [AF:26-24.b] [AF:26-24/M36] 1977/1978: December/January; Team plan reorganized, pioneer Simmons joins; TT's Laura Davis & Rollie Totten from Canada help; Mikel Muttart, from Canada, serves with the team for 3 weeks. [pr/24.b] Cedie Nathan joins team, works in Frenchtown, St. Philip. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1978: ??; Gloria Stephens appointed ABMA; [AF/24.b] 1978: April; 3 LSA's formed, St. John's, St. Paul's, St. Phillips; [AF:26-24.b] 1978: July; Daily 1960 second spots after news; TV off the air; island becoming Bahá’í conscious; [AF:26-24.b] 1978: 2 September; Teaching using Dr. Ahmadiyyih "new method", in 1 week, 121 Declarations, includes youth & children; [AF:26-24/M36] 1978: September; Shirley Mather speaks of great teaching increases; [AF:26-24.b] 1978: November. 23-26: Institute or conference held; after previous enrollments of 250 only 4 attended; [see Mather report for evaluation] [AF:26-24.b] _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1979: ??; Both a local and National Haziratu'l-Quds have been acquired; [BE-29-3] 1979: February; See ABMA John Rushford report of breakdown analysis of village and LSA status, several functioning nicely; [AF:26-24.c] 1979: April; Shirley Mather talks of Edith Holbert's paying for Radio Antilles Spots, 1979: 13 July; Senator Hugh Marshal addresses Bahá’í Conference which was read on radio and TV; [AF/24] 1979: July; presentations made to officials (assumed these were made by Shamsi Sedaghat); [AF/24] 1979: 15 May; Dr. Muhájir. Report; [AF:26-24/M134] 1979: October; Dr. Muhájir was here for sure, check to see if in May as well _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1980: March; John Robarts & Rowland Estall visit with Governor-General, Sir Wilfred, Visit with Governor accompanied by Greenidge Burham & Vivian Estall. Good story in report, & in notes. TV next day; [AF:26-24.a][PF:4] 1980: July - December; Financial support for 15-30 minutes on weekly TV show; [PF/25-0.5] 1980: August; joint teaching project CBC & NSA, consolidates 4 [which 4 ? ] communities; [NL/27.e] 1980: 15 September; Letter from UHJ advising 38 delegates for 1st Leeward Islands convention; [AF:26-24/M137] 1980: 4 December: Letter from UHJ, re: Rúhíyyih Khánum to represent UHJ at formation Leeward Islands; [AF:26-24/M137] 1980: Winter School, 3 consecutive weekends beginning 27/28 December; [PF/25-0.5] ________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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1981: Ridván: Formation of Leeward Islands NSA, Seat Antigua. Rúhíyyih Khánum represents the UHJ. elected: Barbara Joyce, Doris Francis, Greenidge Burham, Cedric Nathan, Godfrey Nesbitt, Bill Nedden, Craig Owens, Pauline Paul, Edith Holbert, [AF/31] Photo in "Archives Box, black looseleaf" in Antigua
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Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; Oct 1994, July 2011
PIONEERS: CODE: PIO:=pioneer: ***************************************************************** PIO: 1967: April. to Antigua in 1988 to present [1994] William Nedden, PIO: 1984: Lynda Reed Nedden
TRAVEL TEACHERS: CODE: TT :=travel teacher from outside national area; TTP:=travel teacher and pioneer from within the national area: TTL:=West Indian travel teacher; HND:=Hand of the Cause of God; CBC:=member of the Continental Board of Counsellors: ABM:=Auxiliary Board Member; NSA:=member of a national spiritual assembly. ***************************************************************** TT : 1965: August David Schreiber, Hawaii and Mr. McKensie Edwards, from Barbuda [NL/03.f] TTP: 1965: Late, Melvin Barber [St. Thomas], [NL/03.e] CBC: 1968: Alfred Osbourne ____________________________________________________________________ TT : 1969: March Elizabeth Thomas spent NawRuz with Bill Nedden [NL/21.L] TT : 1969: Early. Marjorie Nedden, USA [NL/21.L] TTP: 1969: July 17 August 3, Patricia & Judith Paccassi, St. Thomas [NL/21.n] ______________________________________________________________________ TTL: 1973:10-27 December: Daniel Sweeny, Montserrat [PF/25-ALP-NTC] ______________________________________________________________________ TT : 1977: July: Paula Simmons [AF/24.b] _______________________________________________________________________ TTL: 1978: July: Doris Francis, Antigua [AF/24][PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1978: June 25-28, Shirley Mather, St. Thomas AF/24][PF/25-0.5] ________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1979 or 1980? Barbara Joyce, St. Martin. [AF/24/M156] ******************************************************************************** EVENTS IN BARBUDA Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of September 1988: revised; April 1991, October 1994, July 2011
NOTE: Barbuda and Antigua are linked administratively, but events and travel teachers are listed separately for each island. Barbuda is mentioned specifically as a new territory to be opened in 1964, the USA is given responsibility. *************************************************************************** 1965: August David Schreiber, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for Leeward Islands, and Mr. McKensie Edwards, from Barbuda {??}[NL/03.f] _______________________________________________________________________________ 1966: May/June; opening mentioned at USA National Convention NL/03.g] 1966: April; Ridván message calls for formation of NSA OF LIWIVI at April, 1967 [NL/03.g] 1966: Membership roles list Mr. Edward and Virginia Edwards as a group [PF:1] [1967 lists Miss Claudette Edwards as well] [PF/25-04.e] {all this needs to be checked with Mr. Edwards} ________________________________________________________________________________ 1967: May 1, 1st Letter NSALWVI to UHJ. Barbuda settled by pioneer. [AF/24/1UR] 1967: February, membership roles: Edward and Virginia Edwards , Miss Claudette Edwards, Bill Nedden and Oliver Parker, Mr. Ruben Parker ________________________________________________________________________________ 1968: December, 2 members listed; Bill Nedden and Oliver Parker [PF:4] ________________________________________________________________________________ 1972: April; first LSA elected [PF:4] ________________________________________________________________________________ 1973: December 10-17: Dan Sweeny did extensive teaching and deepening in the Village 1973: Late: A one week teaching project resulted in 54 believers. BNWI/11] ________________________________________________________________________________ 1976: April; new church opens, many Bahá’ís join it.[AF:26][PF:4] ________________________________________________________________________________ 1977: July: island thriving, all firm, 22 Adults, 6 Youth [AF/24.b] _________________________________________________________________ 1978: July, meetings held with Shirley Mather & Doris Francis [AF/24.b] __________________________________________________________________ 1981: January; weekend institute [PF/25-0.6] 1981: ??; ask for results of decision re: property of Ivan Thomas land [AF/31] 1981/82: DTC direct teaching project, Lynda, Bill Nedden & Oliver Deazle LSA supports all funds [NL/27-11-2] _____________________________________________________________________________
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Authorization for publishing your material about our National Area on Caribbean History web site Published with permission of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Leeward Islands Date: 2 May 2012 Location , Address: Bahá'í Centre, Upper Nevis Street, St John's, Antigua This information and these sources are either from our archives, our newsletters, interviews conducted by people we trust, and or personal files in which we have confidence Afsaneh Franklin Secretary |
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from USA; to St. John's; [AF/01.a; NL/03.i] [AF/31-AB ____________________________________________________________________________________________
from USA. to St. Thomas October 1971; [AF/01.a, NL/21.Q] _____________________________________________________________________________________________
& Betty Fitzsimmons, from Canada. 1977-1978 to St. Barthelemy; [AF/01.a] ____________________________________________________________________________________
[to US from fall 1974] to St. Croix, Dr. Yates, December 1988; [ipo/12,88] 
and Vivian Taylor-Estall; 
Canada & USA; to Haiti, 1981?; [AF:27] ___________________________________________________________________________________
from Barbuda; [AF/31-December 1986 update] 
from Canada to Belle View; [AF/31- December 1986 update] 
[PF:4]
US: via Dominica [AF/31] __________________________________________________________________
moves to Antigua [PF/25-0.6]