- 1965-11-00 — The Aidun family, Jamshid, Gol and their children moved from Winnipeg to Brandon in response to a request from the National Spiritual Assembly encouraging pioneers to move to that city. Previous to that, in 1965, Ray and Millie Anderson and family had relocated there from Shilo and Millie (Millicent Stonechild) was a resident. Dr. William Guy and his wife Margaret, were among the first members living in Brandon to join the Baha’i community. By 1970 there were 10 adults and over 100 youth. The first Brandonite to enrol in the Faith was Sandra Dudding. The first Local Spiritual Assembly was formed in 1970. [History of the Faith in Brandon]
- 1987-01-23 — The death of Gol Aidun (b.12 March 1930 in Poona (now Pune) India)) in an accident involving a train near Pune, India. She was buried in the Bahá'í Cemetery in Pune, Maharashtra, India. [Find a grave].
She, with her husband Jamshid and their three children, Laila, Seema and Vahíd as well as their grandchildren, had recently attended the opening ceremonies of the Lotus Temple in New Delhi. They were visiting relatives in Pune. She had boarded the train to return to New Delhi to volunteer as a guide at the Temple.
The tribute from the Universal House of Justice read...:
DEEPLY GRIEVED UNTIMELY PASSING DEAR WIFE GOL WHILE TRAVELING IN INDIA. HER KINDLY SPIRIT, GREAT ZEAL IN TEACHING INCLUDING MANY JOURNEYS BEHALF BELOVED FAITH, HER HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON PERSONS AND TOPICS OF CAUSE MAKE HER LOSS IRREPARABLE. EXTEND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES ALL MEMBERS FAMILY. ASSURE FERVENT PRAYERS HOLY SHRINES PROGRESS HER ILLUMTNED SOUL WORLDS GOD.
Note: some examples of her historical research referred to above are: She recounted the relationship of Manakji Limji Hataria, an historical figure in the Zoroastrian community, with the Bahá'í Faith at the ABS conference in 1981 (Bahá'í Studies Notebook 1:1 (1980), 47-62) and at the ABS gathering in 1980 she made a presentation on the life and works of Mishkín-Qalam, the famous Bahá'í calligrapher. "Manekji Limji Hataria and the Bahá'í Faith," (Published in Bahá'í Studies Notebook, 1.1 (December 1980). This latter address is available on Spotify.
She also delivered an unpublished paper at the New England Regional Conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies, 1982 titled "Mishkin Qalam, The Great Calligrapher and Humorist.". [Bibliography of a paper titles Mishkí Qalam by Vahid Rafati.]
Note: Mention of her is also made in Ripples from the Rupununi, a biography of her husband Jamshid, by Brian H Cameron.
A short biography written by her daughter Laila Aidun Eiriksson can be found in Bahá'í World XX p860-863.
Gol and her family relocated from Winnipeg to Brandon in November of 1965 and by Ridván 1970 the inauguration local assembly was formed. [History of the Bahá'í Faith in Brandon]
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