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St. Kitts and Nevis: Pioneers, Quote for Pioneers and Pioneering Travel Teachers, Quote for travel teachers and Events: 1965 to 1990PIONEERS TO ST. KITTS Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; October. 1994, March 2010, July 2011 CODE: PIO:=Pioneer; TT :=travel teacher from outside national area; TTP:=travel teacher and pioneer from within 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, Note: Data enclosed in parenthesis [ ] is my data source: see source page for details SOURCES **************************************************************** NOTE: Check to see when Ralph Alcendor [to Basseterre] and Edwin Adams [to Sandy Point] pioneered, USA[AF/01.a] PIO: 1966: March 12-April 1966 to St. Eustacius; O.T. Sheldon. [AF/01.a] PIO: 1966: Mid [??] to August. 1967 to St. Croix; Mary Allen, USA to Basseterre [NL/03.i] |
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PIO: 1966: September 26-January 23 1967 to Antigua [January-February. 1967] Harriett Cruver, USA to Basseterre; [AF/01.a] ___________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1975: July-December.; Betty ____________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1981: March-June 1982. Bud and Myra Davis reported to have come here from St. Vincent due to delay with Ness Cottage renovations, needs checking [AF/23] to Antigua [PF/25-0.6] PIO: 1981: August 2-June 1983 Susan & Clarence Rishworth, USA [PF/25-0.6] PIO: 1987: January, George & Shirley Mather, NOTE: see St. Kitts events for explanation of cutoff date... pp ********************************************************************************************* |
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Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; October 1994, March 2010, July 2011 ***************************************************************** TTP : 1953: Ben Weeden, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh, US TT : 1965: August. David Schreiber, Hawaii and Mr. Mc Kensie Edwards of Barbuda [NL/03.f] TTP: 1965: Late: Melvin Barber, St. Thomas[NL/03.e] TT: 1965 approx: (from Victor Browne) A “hunchback” came to Brown Hill (Nevis?) and introduced the Faith (could this be Don Larson, a biological dwarf? S.R) _____________________________________________________________________ TT: 3/66 Arden Lee from Colorado was a travel teacher. (Mary Allan came and settled around this time. Taught in Mt. Lilly, Nevis... a relative of Florence Parry, whom she taught the Faith.) TT : 1966: July 29-August 1; Francis Foss, USA [NL/03.g] TTP: 1966: December. weekend; Katherine Meyer, St. Thomas to either St. Kitts or Nevis, to be verified [NL/03.i] ______________________________________________________________________ TT : 1967: January. Elizabeth Thomas, USA, [NL/03.j] NSA: 1967: November. Loraine Landau, Saba [PF/25-ALP-saba] TTS: 1967: November; area National Teaching Committee members, Bill Nedden, O.T. Shelton, ________________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1968: Early; Francis Foss from St. Martin [NL/21.f] TTP: 1968: Early; Ron Lucero from St. Croix [NL/21.f] TTP: 1968: Mid: David Morris; from St. Thomas [NL.21.h] TTP: 1968: October 21-22, Katherine Meyer, St. Thomas, report [PF/25-0.4G] _______________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1972: February: Karen Wood, Barbados [AF/23] _______________________________________________________________________ TT : 1974: March. Elizabeth Thomas, USA [PF/25-ALP] TT : 1974: ??? Miss DeLorio, ?? [PF/25-ALP] ________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1975: April. Shirley Mather [PF/25-ALP] TT : 1975: July/August, several days, Marilyn Phillips, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1975: August, several days, Roger Cheney, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1975: November/December several days, Ray & Edna Fechtner, USA [PF/25-0.5] ________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1976: March/April ??? Elizabeth Thomas, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1976: April 30/May 8, Albert Segen & Edith Johnson, USA PF/25-0.5] HND: 1976/1977 Paul Haney [AF/24] |
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HND: 1976/1977 Enoch Olinga [PF/25-0.4D] |
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______________________________________________________________________ TT : 1976: March 22-April 2, a day, Elizabeth Thomas USA [PF/25-0.5] _______________________________________________________________________ TT : 1977: June, 2 weeks, Robert Malouf, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1977: August, several days, Helen Barnes USA [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1977: August/September, 1 week, Gladys Stuart, Belize [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1977: October/November several days, Shamsi Sedaghat, Trinidad [PF/25-0.5] ________________________________________________________________________ CBC: 1978: Ridván: Rowland Estall [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1978: January-June, 1 month, Elizabeth Thomas, USA [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1978: July 8-11: Shirley Mather [PF/25-0.5][PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1978: Summer: Frances Foss Griffith & husband [PF/25-0.5] _________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1979: SA 7-12, 1-2 weeks, Melanie Danch, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1979: SA 7-12, 1-2 weeks, Mrs Farshid Yousefi. USA [PF/25-0.5] _________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1980: August 8-22, Paul & Elli (?) Jacobi [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1980: August 25, 1 week, Charles Fitzsimmons, French Antilles [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1980: August 25, 1 week, Beverly March, St. Lucia [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1980: November, 1 week, Ada Williams, England [PF/25-0.5] ________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1981: March 8-11: Dr. S. Muafzali & son, Saeid presented to Mr. Kennedy Simmons, Prime Minister, a copy of Bahá'í World Faith, Promise of World Peace, & Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, by Gloria Faizi. Pledged to Bahá'ís of St. Kitts, rent money for 3 years for Centre, under certain conditions. TT : 1981: August 11, 3 days, Youth Team, USA [PF/25-0.6] _________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1984: August, Terry Madison, [PF/25-0.6] __________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 85: September 10 about 10 days, New World Generation, musical group, USA [PF/25-0.6] TT : 88: AR Dr. Aidun & son Vahid [PF/25-0.6] NOTE: see St. Kitts events for explanation of cutoff date...pp *******************************************************************************************
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Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991, October 1994, March 2010, July 2011 NOTE: St. Kitts-Nevis is currently (1994) administratively part of West Leeward Islands but events and travel teachers and pioneers 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: ST. CHRISTOPHER (listed as St. Kitts in many places) 1953 South America; (St. Kitts) 1957 Greater Antilles; 1962 Dominican Republic; *1964 United States; 1967 Leeward, Windward & Virgin Islands; 1972 Leeward & Virgin Islands; 1981 Leeward Islands; 1991 West 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 **************************************************************** 1966: April, Ridván message calls for formation of NSA OF LWVI at April 1967 [NL/03.g] 1966: May-June; opening mentioned at USA National Convention [NL/03.g] 1966: July or August.; Mary Allen reports 22 new believers.[NL/03.h] ___________________________________________________________________ 1967: April; 1967/1968 First LSA in St. Kitts: V. Browne, R. Alcindor, F. Parry, J. Parry, Rachel Fraser, Eulalie Brown (formerly of Newtown), Wilfrid Bart, Emily Wilkinson, Agatha Williams [NL/21.a] 1967: May/June?; Early believer; Lyal Ashley (Y) Basseterre. [NL/21.b] 1967: November. Early believer; Anthony Walwyn [NL/21.d] 1967: November 11; Unity feast held in Basseterre. 1967: November. 12; Region NTC and Lorraine Landau holds observance of Bahá’u’lláh’s birthday; next day hold a teaching institute NTC holds institute assisted by LSA. [NL/21.d] PF/25-ALP-Saba] __________________________________________________________________________ 1968: January. Ralph Alcendor is appointed as news representative for National newsletter. [NL/21.e] 1968: May or June: Newly elected NSA member from St. Kitts, Wilfred Barts, gives convention report to community.[NL/21.g] |
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1968: ??: Two enrollments reported, no names;[NL/21.g] One enrollment reported, no name;[NL/21.h] ___________________________________________________________________________ 1971: Treasury representatives appointed 12 islands, including St. Kitts [AF/23] ___________________________________________________________________________ 1972: LSA Basseterre, 1 delegate to National Convention [AF/23] (is Basseterre Figtree Parish?) 1972; ??; early believer, Rachel Rawlins, 17 Sebastain St., Bassetere [AF/23] [deceased as of '1975] ___________________________________________________________________________ 1975: ??; Vincent Liburd appointed ABMA [[AF/24-m34] 1975: ??; local activities, Feast etc., active believers, R. Alcendor, Victor Brown, Florence Parry, daughter Ilva Wallace, St. Clair Gumbs [PF/25-ALP] ____________________________________________________________________________ 1977: July; St .Clair Gumbs appointed ABMA [AF/24-m34SM] 1977: September: Teaching Project [AF/24] 1977: November. enrollment of Odec Addams, Director of Public Prosecution _____________________________________________________________________________ 1978: April, 12th National Convention. 1st time here. 1st female chairman, Marjorie Harmer, 1st time 4 West Indians selected to National Assembly of the Leeward and Virgin Islands. [AF/24] [PF/25-0.5] 1978: Summer: Frances Foss Griffith & husband, Griff, present book “Bahá’u’lláh & the New Era” to Governor Sir Probin Isaac & ”THE EARTH IS ONE COUNTRY” to Premier Paul Southwell. [PF/25-0.5] _____________________________________________________________________________ 1980: August 23/24 Regional Teaching Conference [PF/25-0.5] 1980: August: Joint Teaching Project CBC/NSA [PF/25-0.5] 1980: SA 7-12: St. Martin TV show seen here [PF/25-0.5] _____________________________________________________________________________ 1981: Sum; Summer school, all islands participated [PF/25-0.6] 1981: SA 7-12: Youth Project co-sponsored with International Goals Committee [PF/25-0.6] ______________________________________________________________________________ 1982: SA 1-6: Institute for ABM & assistants, 2 days [PF/25-0.6] 1982: SA 7-12: Youth Conference 3 days [PF/25-0.6] ______________________________________________________________________________ 2/1983 : Leeward Islands Youth Conference at Brighton Estate, St. Kitts, Feb. 18-20 Attending from St. Kitts: Albert Millington, Jeceita Rouse, Blondell Archibald, Margaret Douglas, Michelle Joseph, George Hendrickson, Joel (?Hendrickson, Marvin Grant, Jesus Cortez, Bautch Rishworth, Joseph Audain, St. Clair Gumbs, Godfren Nisbett, Robert Phillip, Sue Rishworth (with Corey, Ben, and Amelia). 5/83 ZIZ tv program on Persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran (posted in The Democrat And Labour Spokesman) 5/83 Declaration of the Báb, at Black Rocks 11/83 Counsellor Artemus Lamb visited Bahá’ís at Wycliffe-Morton home. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1984: SA 7-12: CBC Artemus Lamb meets with ministers of Government [PF/25-0.6] _______________________________________________________________________________
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PIONEERS TO NEVIS Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; November. 1994, March 2010, July 2011 CODE: PIO:=pioneer; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PIO: 1970: to ? Katherine Schlichter [reports of Sirus Homayun] PIO: 1975: August. to?, Mr. Major & Zara Dunn, USA via Africa. [LVI/pio-rep][PF/25-0.5] ________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 86: January: Eric Singh, Guyana [PF/25-0.6] ________________________________________________________________________ ***************************************************************** TRAVEL TEACHERS TO NEVIS CODE: 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; NSA:=member of a national spiritual assembly. ************************************************************************** TT : 1965: August. David Scheiber from Hawaii, and Mr. Mc Kensie Edwards from Barbuda [NL/03.f] TTP: 1965: Late, Melvin Barber, [St. Thomas], [s/03.e] _____________________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1966: December. weekend; Katherine Meyer, St. Thomas to either St. Kitts or Nevis, to be verified [NL/03.i] ______________________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1968: August. Frank & Patricia Paccassi, daughter, Judith, from St. Thomas [NL/21.i] TTP: 1968: Mid: David Morris, from St. Thomas. [NL21.h] TTP: 1968: October 22-23: Katherine Meyer, St. Thomas, report [PF/25-0.4G] ______________________________________________________________________________________ HND: 1970: June 6-9: Rúhíyyih Khánum & Violete Nakhjavani stayed at Rest Haven, Charlestown, Nevis, for two weeks The owner, Mr. Nisbett, still has book (in 1982) she gave him and is very proud of it. [PF/25-0.4G] |
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___________________________________________________________________________________ TTP: 1972: February: Karen Wood, Barbados [AF/23] ____________________________________________________________________________________ TTS:1973/4: ??; Louis & Jervis Anderson, Shirley Mather [PF/25-ALP-NTC] TT : 1975: July/August, several days, Marilyn Phillips, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1975: November/December, several days, Edna & Ray Fechtner, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1975 Major & Zara Dunn arrive in Sept. in Nevis. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Palmer were here for six months until 1976. Before Palmers there was a single woman, Elizabeth Thomas, who helped in formation of Tabernacle Bahá’í community. _____________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1976: March/ April ??? Elizabeth Thomas, USA, [PF/25-0.5] HND:1976/7: Enoch Olinga [AF/24] |
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1977: August, several days, Helen Barnes, USA [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1977: August, 1 week, Gladys Stuart, Belize [PF/25-0.5] _____________________________________________________________________________________ TTs: 1978: February, 1 month, G. Nisbett & Cedric Nathan, St. Kitts [PF/25-0.5] ABM: 1978: July 11-14: Shirley Mather, St. Thomas [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1978: Ridván: Marjorie Harmer, St. Thomas [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1978: Ridván: Ethel Harris, St. Croix [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1978: Ridván: Dale Parker, St. Croix [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1978: Ridván: Ruth Wilson, St. Croix [PF/25-0.5] TTP: 1978: Ridván: Steve Bunting, St. John [PF/25-0.5] __________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1979: SA 7-12, 1-2 weeks, Melanie Danch, USA [PF/25-0.5] TT : 1979: SA 7-12, 1-2 weeks, Mrs. Farshid Yousefi, USA [PF/25-0.5] ___________________________________________________________________________________ TT : 1981: March 11: Dr. S. Muafzali & son Saeid. Advised not to street teach [AF/24] ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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NEVIS EVENTS Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991, October 94, March 2010, July 2011 NOTE: Nevis is linked administratively to the West Leewards, but events and travel teachers are 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 NEVIS ; 1953 South America; 1957 Greater Antilles; 1962 Dominican Republic; *1964 United States; 1967 Leeward, Windward & Virgin Islands; 1972 Leeward & Virgin Islands; 1981 Leeward Islands; 1991 West 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 NOTE: Nevis is administratively part of St. Kitts-Nevis until ??,but events and travel teachers and pioneers will be listed separately for each island. [It is of note to Nevis that it was originally selected as the island for the first mass teaching project in 1971, but no suitable accommodations could be found to house and serve as a base for a large team., so the project was moved to Barbados] 1966: April, Ridván message calls for formation of NSA OF LWVI at April, 1967 [NL/03.g] 1966: May-June, opening mentioned at USA National Convention [NL/03.g] ________________________________________________________________________________________ 1968: August: 9 enrollments listed in Brown Hill during visit of Paccassi's, (no names given in newsletter).[NL.21.h-i] |
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1970: ??: Teaching trip by Joyce Owen and child Nancy and Katherine Schlichter.? |
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L to R: Mrs Morton, Lionel Morton, Louisa Herbert, Maude Claxton in Brown Hill, Nevis |
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1971: Treasury representatives appointed 12 islands including Nevis [AF/23] ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1977: September: Teaching Project [AF/24] ____________________________________________________________________________________ 1980: SA 7-12: St. Martin TV show seen here [PF/25-0.5] ***************************************************************************************************** NOTE: My goal was to trace the growth and development of the Faith in the islands from their beginnings, as far as I could find, up to the formation of each ones own National Assembly. As 1991 was the formation of the first NSA of West Leeward Islands and information is available from this time on in St. Kitts, I am using it as the cutoff date for this research document. The following years will be done by other researchers. This document is neither exhaustive nor definitive, we learn as we go, but what I have, and/or discover, will be changed or added as necessary. Hopefully, I can put this material into a form which, through the medium of oral history, will breathe the life into the bare facts and statistics. I feel that it is our stories and impressions and feelings that help to convey the enormous process that is taking place in the Bahá'í World during this period of development. I am only sorry that it was not done earlier, we have lost so many stories already. I truly appreciate all the help given to me in this research and can only hope it is helpful to others. PP...November. 1994 NOTE: see Nevis events for explanation of cutoff date...pp |
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Authorization for publishing your material about our National Area on Caribbean History website. 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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and Frank Palmer, 
USA [AF/01.a] [PF/25-0.5]
USA, via St. Thomas [AF/31-December 1986 update]
