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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada

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Date 1958-09-00, sorted by date, descending

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1958 Sep
195-		 The first Yukon Bahá'í Summer School was held at Jackson Lake, YT and was attended by a "handful" of people. The property had only one small cabin. In 1961 the conference attracted over 70 people from the Yukon, Alaska, British Columbia and Washington State. By 1964 the number of participants had increase to 100 and in 1967 to 135 with an average class attendance of 25 for the adult classes. [Native Conversion, Native Identity: An Oral History of the Bahá'í Faith among First Nations People in the Southern Central Yukon Territory, Canada by Carolyn Patterson Sawin p95] Jackson Lake, YT; Summer schools
1958 (In the year)
195-		 Ken and Mary (Zabolotny) McCulloch (married Aug 1958) moved to Baker Lake where they lived for over 20 years with their daughter Laura. While there they established Bahá'í House, promoted translation of Bahá'í materials into Inuktitut, and, above all, conveyed the spirit and principles of the Faith to their neighbours with tireless devotion. (CBN No109 Feb 1959 p4) - Biography; - Pioneers; Bahá'í House; Baker Lake, NU; Inuit languages; Ken McCulloch; Mary McCulloch
1958 Sep
195-		 Promulgation Conferences were held in St. Catharines and London to initiate the programs being carried out by the Promulgation Committee in Niagara and Western Ontario. [CBN No 106 November 1958 p3] London, ON; Niagara Falls, ON; Proclamation I; Promulgation Campaign; St. Catharines, ON
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