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BEQUIA: 1971 to 1984

TRAVEL TEACHERS Quote re: travel teachers AND PIONEERS Quote re: Pioneers TO BEQUIA

Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991, October. 1994, July 2011 

(From personal recollections there have been a number of people who have gone to Bequia at various times over the years, such as Don Providence,  George Howard, Shirley Howard, Patricia & Frank Paccassi &  others who traveled, but no records were found of dates and/or times.)

CODE:

PIO:=pioneer;

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.

NTC:=National Teaching Committee

Note: Data enclosed in parenthesis  [  ]  refers  to my data source:  see source page for details  SOURCES

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ABM: 1971: November. Marjorie Harmer, St. Thomas. [NL/21.Y] ____________________________________________________________________________________

TT : 1972: March: Ruth & Clyde Johnson, USA (check report in Barbados. NTC files to see if they did visit here.) ____________________________________________________________________________________

TT : 1980: Early: Arthur Irwin (Canada),[AF/23]

TTL: 1980: Early: Lennox Sutherland, Cuffie Bently, St. Vincent [AF/23.b]

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TT : 1984: October 2 weeks, Gordon Knowles, Canada [PF/25-0.6]

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BEQUIA  EVENTS

Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of April. 1988:

NOTE: Bequia is administratively part of St. Vincent but events and travel teachers will be listed in their own file.

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Note: Data enclosed in parenthesis (_____) refers to my source (see sources above)

Code: ABM = Auxiliary Board Member

1971: November-December. 24 new Bahá'í s reported during visit of ABM Marjorie  Harmer   [NL/21.Y]

 

Canouan: 1969 to 1974

TRAVEL TEACHERS AND PIONEERS TO CANOUAN

Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; November 1991: March 2010, July 2011

NOTE: The Grenadines are linked administratively to St. Vincent, but events  and travel teachers are listed separately for each island.

CODE:

PIO:=pioneer;

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. 

TTL: ??: Shirley Howard [IN/37]

TTP/TT: Summer 1972: Lynn Paccassi (2nd from Left) and Marta Kelsey (3rd from Left)

  1972_Lynn_Paccassi_and_Marta_Kelsey  
 
 

 traveling from St Vincent to Canouan

 
 
 

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CANOUAN  EVENTS

Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; October 1994, July 2011

NOTE: Canouan is administratively part of St. Vincent but events and travel teachers will be listed in their own file.

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1970: Early September. Opened to Faith by Edith Hurst, 4-year old Grandson Russell, St. Vincent; Beverlee, Joel & Piri Miller, Grenada.  4 adult & 4 youth declared. [NL/21.T]  1ST believer: Mrs. Elka De Roche declared 4 September. Others 6 September. [24/M7,27]

1970: 21-29 September. Fireside 23 September. 5 new believers. Feast on Sunday.  Edith Hurst, Russell, Lorna Pesiston. [NL/21.T]

1970: December. 28-5 January.: Meeting with travel teachers, Edith Hurst, Don Providence, Dudley Wimmings, 1965 attend.[AF/23]

1970: late. New Believers: Elka DeRoche, Perline Taylor, Sylvia  Laidlow, Conrad King, Arlene DeRoche, Cecil Snagg,   Zita Telemaque, Celestine Allick, Leroy Snagg,  Viola  King, Jerome Frederick, William Allick, Jerome Snagg.  [NL/21.U]

1970: December 28-January 5, 1971. Meeting at Canouan Society Hall w/1965 people. [NL/21.V]

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1971: Treasury reps appointed 12 islands including Canouan [AF/23]

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 NOTE: see St. Vincent events for explanation of cutoff date.. pp

 
 
 

CARRIACOU: 1967 to 1972

TRAVEL TEACHERS AND PIONEERS TO CARRIACOU

CODE:PIO:=pioneer;

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.

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PIO: 1967: December 1: Mr & Mrs Egbert Barrett move from Grenada,  becoming first resident Bahá'í s. [24/1-UR]

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PIO: 1969: July to ??;Betty Traylor USA via Grenada with daughter,  Jonna Wilson:

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TTP: 1972: December.  Pat and Charles Fanning from Grenada  [PR/22.3]

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CARRIACOU  EVENTS

NOTE: Carriacou is administratively part of St. Vincent but events and travel teachers will be listed in their own file.

1967: 1 December: Mr & Mrs Egbert Barrett move from Grenada.  [24/1-UR]

1972: November & December.; street teaching done by visiting pioneers.  Fannings [PR/22.3]

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TRAVEL TEACHERS AND PIONEERS TO MAYREAU

CODE:

PIO:=pioneer;

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.

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MAYREAU  EVENTS

NOTE: Mayreau is administratively part of St. Vincent but events and travel teachers will be listed in their own file. 

No information at this time... September 2010 

 

Union Island:  1968-1971

UNION ISLAND EVENTS

Complied by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; November. '94, July 2010, July 2011

NOTE: Union Island is administratively part of St. Vincent but events and travel teachers will be listed in their own file.

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1968: ??; George Howard teaches his family & others [NL/21.j;pr/1]

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1969: early July, meetings held & film strips shown at hotel where  Henrietta Trutza & Lorana Kerfoot stayed for a  few days [NL/21.N]

1969: July 17-August 3, Patricia Paccassi & daughter, Judith, St. Thomas  first enrollments (12) in Ashton [NL/21.N]  Virginia    Ambrose, Theodora Joseph, Essie Maloney, Volcine  Noel, Lynn  Hawley, Anasthasia Thomas, Aeatha Quashie  (Y), Zella  Robinson (Y), Vernice John (Y), Carol Wilson (Y),  Uneda  Ambrose (Y), Jennia Stewart (Y).    [NL/21.O]

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1970: 17 November. Meeting @ home of Norma Thomas, in Ashton, with Shirley Howard. [NL/21.U]

1970: Late. New Believers: Godwin Wilson, Sylvan Ramage, Taylor Thomas.[NL/21.U]

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1971: Early. New Believer. Kester Jones (Y). [NL/21.W]

1971: Treasury reps appointed 12 islands. Lauriston Wilson, Grenada, for Union Island [AF/23] 

1970's: Patricia Paccassi, daughter Judith and Joyce Owen hold several meetings.

Palm Island:

No entries at the time of compiling as of 2010, July 2011

Mustique:

No entries at the time of compiling as of July 2010, July 2011

 

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