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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1956-02-21, sorted by date, descending

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1956 21 Feb
195-		 The first Bahá'í pioneer, Marguerite Allman, (later Miners), formerly of Hamilton and her pioneer post in the Queen Charlotte Islands (now Haida Gwaii), arrived in February 1956. She taught the second Icelandic Bahá'í, Erica Petursson. [BN No 487 October 1971 p20; BN303 May 1956 p13]

She was followed by Glen and Ruth Eyford and in 1961 the Grindlays pioneered to Iceland along with Kirsten Bonnavie. Joh and Lynn (nee Echevarria) Spencer came in March of 1965.[UC133]

 - First Bahá'ís by country or area; - Pioneers; - Travel teachers and pioneers, First; Hamilton, ON; Iceland; Reykjavik, Iceland First pioneer to Iceland
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