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Date 1953-00-00-12, sorted by event description, descending

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1953 (In the year)
195-		 Bahiyyih and Harry Ford were the first pioneers to establish themselves permanently in Johannesburg, Harry died within the first year of their arrival. His story is told in BW13p824.

Bahiyyih developed a career in African arts and crafts, becoming a sought after lecturer as an authority on the subject at lunches and functions held by church groups and other organizations such as Rotarians, Lions and Women's Institutes. Bahiyyih was named Margaret at birth and was given the name Bahiyyih by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during a visit to Haifa at the age of twelve with her father, Harry Randall who was an Apostle of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [PHBFp15]

 - Travel teachers and pioneers, First; Bahiyyih Ford; Harry Ford; Johannesburg, South Africa first pioneers to establish themselves permanently in Johannesburg
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