1. 2025. کتاب صوتی "شعله" تجلیلی در حیات "امّ المبلّغین جامعهٔ ”بهایی آمریکا لوآ گتسینگر" (Audiobook "The Flame" A Celebration of the Life of "Umm al-Mablabighin" of the Bahá'í Community of America by Lua Getsinger). William Sears, Robert Quigley, Nosheen Shabani, ed. . — زندگی‌نامه‌ای پراحساس و الهام‌بخش است که به روایت حی...
2. 2022-02. Flame, The: Audio. Nosheen Shabani, comp. — Audiobook bringing to life the story of Lua Getsinger, one of the earliest and most devoted disciple...
3. 2021-05-06. Juliet Thompson: Champion of the Bahá'í Faith in New York City. Hussein Ahdieh. — Essay about the life of Juliet Thompson, a prominent early Baha'i and friend of 'Abdu'l-Baha.
4. 2020. Precious Glimmers: The Bahá'í Faith in New York, 1892-1932. Hussein Ahdieh. — Highlights of the first forty years of the Baha'i Faith in the City of the Covenant, 1892-1932. Incl...
5. 2019-10. May Maxwell and the Maxwells of Montreal. Jack McLean. — Presentation of Violette Nakhjavani's book The Maxwells of Montreal.
6. 2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 216 selections, last updated 2025.
7. 2014. Lighting the Western Sky: The Hearst Pilgrimage and the Establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in the West by Kathryn Jewett Hogenson: Review. Janet Ruhe-Schoen.
8. 2006. L'implantation de la foi baha'ie en France: et impact de la venue de Abdu'l Bahá à Paris au début du XXème siècle (The establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in France and the impact of the arrival of Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century). Natalia Behnam. — French society at the end of the 19th century; Western expansion of the Baha'i Faith; Abdu'l-Baha's ...
9. 1999. Leroy Ioas, Hand of the Cause of God, by Anita Ioas Chapman, and Lua Getsinger, Herald of the Covenant, by Velda Piff Metelmann: Reviews. Robert Weinberg.
10. 1992. Early Believers in the West, Some. Grace Shahrokh. — Stories of Thornton Chase, John David Bosch, Lua Moore Getsinger, May Ellis Bolles Maxwell, William ...
11. 1991. Interdependence of Bahá'í Communities, The: Services of North American Bahá'í Women to Iran. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. — Some early American Baha’i women’s contribution to the development of the Iranian Baha’i commu...
12. 1972. Flame, The: The Story of Lua. William Sears, Robert Quigley. — Biography of Lua Moore Getsinger (1871-1916), "mother-teacher of the American Baha'i community," one...
13. 1971-12. Lua Getsinger: Herald of the Covenant. Amine de Mille. — Biography of Getsinger, with recollections of Abdu'l-Baha.
14. 1961/1980. Notes from Mr. Edward Struven, and Hebie Struven. Jack E. McCants. — Two sets of notes: recollections of Edward Struven at Bradenton Florida in 1961 recalling Abdu'l-Bah...
15. 1942. In Memoriam. Author unknown. — May Ellis Maxwell, Lua Getsinger, Martha Root, Thornburgh-Cropper, Lady Blomfield, Rahmatu’lláh ...
16. 1936. Reminiscences of an Early Believer. Georgie Ralston. — Account of many travels and personages in the American Baha'i community of the 1910s-1930s, written ...
17. 1922-10. Ios, the Shepherd Boy: Some Parables Concerning the Laws of the Spiritual Life. Abdu'l-Bahá. — Five short stories by Abdu'l-Baha told to Lua Getsinger, as recalled by May Maxwell, illustrating th...
18. 1900. Bab and Babism. Isaac Adams. — One-chapter overview of history and teachings, incl. Anton Haddad's "A Message from Acca," "A Declar...
19. 1899/1911/1958/1997. Explanation of Spiritual Evolution as Taught from the Bahá'í Teachings. Lua Getsinger, Edward C. Getsinger, Curtis Kelsey. — Chart "Cycle of Life" allegedly drawn on Abdu'l-Baha's behalf (1899) to refute reincarnation; accomp...
20. 1898-1958. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes. Various. — Adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either o...

1. 1871-11-01 — Birth of `Lua' Getsinger (Lucinda Louisa Aurora Moore), Banner of the Cause (Liva), Disciple of `Abd...
2. 1897-05-21 — Lua Getsinger became a Baha'i in Chicago. She had been called Khayru'lláh's best pupil. [BFA1:XXVI...
3. 1898-07-30 — Phoebe Hearst became a Baha'i in California through the efforts of Lua and Edward Getsinger. [BFA1:X...
4. 1898-09-22 — The first Western pilgrims departed for `Akka, travelling via New York and Paris. [BFA1:XXVIII, 140�...
5. 1898-12-10 — The first Western pilgrims arrived in `Akka. [AB68; BBD13; BBRXXX; DH214; GPB257; SCU13; Baha'i Teac...
6. 1899-03-23 — Edward and Lua Getsinger departed Akka and arrived in New York City on the 20th of May. [LGHC30] ...
7. 1900-00-00 — The publication of Prayers, Tablets, Instructions and Miscellany, together with pilgrim's notes of t...
8. 1902-09-01 — Since the assassination of the Shah's father in 1896 the Baha'i community in Iran had been scapegoat...
9. 1902-09-02 — Lua Getsinger spent over a year in the household of 'Abdu'l-Baha teaching English to His grandchildr...
10. 1903-02-09 — Lua Getsinger made an attempt to take a message from 'Abdu'l-Baha to Eugénie, former Empress of Fra...
11. 1903-12-00 — Lua Getsinger made a second petition to the Shah. It was presented through usual official channels....
12. 1908-00-00 — Stanwood Cobb was in Egypt try to recover from a difficult time at Robert College in Istanbul where ...
13. 1911-03-10 — 'Abdu'l-Baha sent Lua Getsinger and Dr Ameen Farid to California where they spoke to some 5,000 peop...
14. 1912-06-19 — `Abdu'l-Baha clarified His station as the Centre of the Covenant. It is widely believed that He nam...
15. 1912-07-11 — In obedience to 'Abdu'l-Baha Lua Getsinger departed New York for California to prepare for His comin...
16. 1913-07-23 — Lua Getsinger arrived at Port Said and was given permission to join 'Abdu'l-Baha the following day. ...
17. 1913-08-19 — 'Abdu'l-Baha took the decision to send Lua Getsinger to India. His words to her were published SoW V...
18. 1914-01-21 — Mirza Abu'l-Fadl-i-Gulpaygani, Apostle of Baha'u'llah, passed away in Cairo. [AB404; BBD67] ......
19. 1914-01-22 — 'Abdu'l-Baha sent Lua and Dr. Getsinger on a teaching tour in India. The duration of the tour and th...
20. 1915-01-00 — Lua Getsinger arrived in Haifa and remained there as a guest of the Holy Family for seven months. Th...
21. 1915-09-00 — Lua Getsinger arrived in Port Said tired and exhausted. Leaving Port Said, Lua sailed to Cairo expec...
22. 1916-05-02 — Louisa Aurora "Lua" Moore Getsinger, (b. 1 November, 1872 in Hume, Allegany County, New York) Disci...
23. 1919-04-13 — The passing of Phoebe Apperson Hearst (b. 3 December, 1842) in her home in Pleasanton, California du...
24. 1939-02-21 — Situation in Egypt: Background Information "riots which broke out with exceptional fury in Isma'ili...
25. 1942-12-18 — The Assembly of Egypt, after obtaining government permission to maintain a Baha'i cemetery, arranged...
26. 1946-12-13 — The passing of Muhammad Taqi Isfahani. He had been born in Persia and was horrified by the behaviou...

1. 1938-04-30 — The passing of Grace Robarts Ober (b.19 February, 1869 Ontario, Canada) in Wilmette, IL). She was bu...

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