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1953 Oct
195- |
Noland Boss arrived Yellowknife (MacKenzie District). Noland was one of the first believers to arise during the Ten Year Crusade, and to travel from his home community in the Okanagan Valley north to the frontier town of Yellowknife which was a twentieth century version of a nineteenth century mining camp. Here amidst a floating and ever changing population, Noland found employment and in later years to it he brought his bride. In the years that have followed, Noland and Bernice established their home and raised their family and, with undeviating steadfastness, have remained at their post. Other pioneers to Yellowknife were Ted Blencowe (1954 September) and later his wife, Helen, and Don and Midge Ulery, as well as Arthur and Lily Anne Irwin. [CBN No57 Oct 1954 p1; CBN No 207 Apr 1967 p8] |
Noland Boss; Bernice Boss; Ted Blencowe; Helen Blencowe; Midge Ulery; Don Ulery; Yellowknife, NT | |
1953 Oct
195- |
The National Spiritual Assembly announced that the property that had been purchased the previous year at 188 St George Street West in Toronto had been sold. It proved to be impractical to alter the building to suit the needs.
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Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Toronto, ON | |
1953 Oct
195- |
Florence Mayberry of Santa Paula, California made a tour of Western Canada with stops in Victoria, Vernon, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Calgary, Regina, Moose Jaw and Brandon. [CBN No 47 December, 1953 p4] | Florence Mayberry; Travel Teaching; Victoria, BC; Vernon, BC; Saskatoon, SK; Winnipeg, MB; Calgary, AB; Regina, SK; Moose Jaw, SK; Brandon, MB | |
1953 Oct
195- |
Mrs (Alexandra) Ola Pawlowska arrived in St Pierre and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for Miquelon Island and St Pierre Island. [BW13:454; KoB282-283; CBN No 46 November 1953 p5]
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- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Ola Pawlowska; Miquelon Island; St. Pierre and Miquelon | |
1953 Oct
195- |
John Robarts (1901 – 1991) and Audrey Robarts, who had become Bahá'ís in 1937 in Toronto, pioneered to Bechuanaland (Botswana) with their children, Patrick and Tina. Aldham pioneered to West Africa. [Bahá'í Community of Canada. "John Robarts." Baha'i Historical Figures; CBN No 47 December, 1953 p1]
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John Robarts; Audrey Robarts; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Tina Robarts; Patrick Robarts; Aldham Robarts; Toronto, ON | |
1953 12Oct
195- |
Irving and Grace Geary arrive at their pioneer post on Cape Beton Island and took up residence in Baddeck and later moved to Sydney. They stayed on the island until 1961. They learned of the Faith from Mabel Ives who made a teaching trip to Moncton, NB where they were living in 1937. [KoB280-282]
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Irving Geary; Grace Geary; Frederick Allen; Jeanne Allen; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Cape Breton Island, NS; Baddeck, NS; Sydney, NS | |
1953 7 Nov
195- |
At a National Assembly meeting in Montreal the Hazira ·and Temple Committee reported on a proposed purchase was discussed in detail and some questions on it were referred to the Guardian. [CBN No 47 December 1953 p2] | Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Montreal, QC | |
1953 20 Nov
195- |
The establishment and legal recognition of the Israel Branch of the Canadian National Spiritual Assembly, known as a 'Religious Society' by the Israeli Civil Authorities. This entity was empowered to hold title to immovable property without restriction in any part of the country on behalf of the parent Assembly. Such arrangements were made for the National Spiritual Assemblies of Britain, Iran, and Australia as well. This was the 7th goal of Canada's part of the Ten Year Crusade. [MtC174, 204, 213; CBN No 61 February, 1955 p1]
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Haifa, Israel; * Bahá'í World Centre; Israel Branch of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada | |
1953 19 Dec
195- |
Rosemary and Emeric Sala resigned from the National Spiritual Assembly and their to go pioneering. The National Spiritual Assembly had to transfer the National Teaching Committee from Montreal to Toronto and make changes to the regional teaching committees in both Ontario and Québec. [CBN No 39 February 1954 p2; CBN No 49 February 1954 p2] | National Spiritual Assembly; Emeric Sala; Rosemary Sala; St. Lambert, QC | |
1953 26 Dec - 3 Jan
195- |
A winter session was held at Beaulac. A maximum of 30 people were accommodated. Priority was given to those able to spend the entire week. For those who could not be there full-time, a weekend session was arranged from evening dinner on Dec. 31 to lunch on Jan. 3. [CBN No 47 December 1953 p2] | Winter schools; Beaulac, QC | |
1953 c. Dec
195- |
The legal transfer of the ownership of the Maxwell House was transferred to the National Spiritual Assembly. {CBN No 45 October 1953 p2] | Montreal Shrine; Montreal, QC |
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