1. 2005. Sarah Farmer Monologue. Anne Gordon Perry. Created for performance in the New Hampshire Chautauqua Series and at Green Acre, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. Scripts.
2. 1990. Introduction to Green Acre Bahá'í School. Anne Gordon Atkinson. Brief summary of the history contained in the book-length history "Green Acre on the Piscataqua: A Centennial Celebration". Essays.
3. 1969/1970. Possible Nature and Establishment of Bahá'í Universities and Colleges Based Upon a Study of Bahá'í Literature, The. H. T. D. Rost (published as Harry Timbrell Dyson Rost). An attempt to clarify the possible nature of Bahá'í colleges and universities and the means by which such institutions could be established; includes appendix: letter from Sarah Farmer, 1898. Theses.
4. 1931-03. Rise and Fall of the Parliament of Religions at Greenacre, The. Robert P. Richardson. Background of the first parliament and Chicago Columbian Exposition and the role of Sarah Farmer and other Bahá'ís in bringing it to fruition, written from an unsympathetic outsider's perspective. Not yet proofread. Articles.
5. 1900. Greenacre on the Piscataqua. Anna Josephine Ingersoll. An early history of Greenacre and some of its notable visitors and presentations. Articles.
6. 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 older or newer versions. None of the md/pdf files have been changed from the github version (only file-names edited), but some HTML files have been edited. Pilgrims.

1. 1894-00-00 — Green Acre was founded by Sarah J. Farmer in the aftermath of the World Parliament of Religions. [BBRSM:104; BFA2:142–7; BW5:29; GPB261; SBBH1:125]

   In his book Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality, historian Leigh Eric Schmidt comments on the impact of Green Acre on public discourse in the early twentieth century: "The Green Acre gatherings thrived for more than two decades; the World's Parliament lasted all of seventeen days." [BWNS 1172]

2. 1900-03-22 — On the 3rd of January, 1990 Sarah Farmer and her friend Maria Wilson boarded the SS Füst Bismark for the Mediterranean. On board they discovered two old friends, Josephine Locke and Elizabeth Knudson who were on their way to pilgrimage. The party sailed to Egypt and while awaiting 'Abdu'l-Bahá's permission to go to Akka, spent time with Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl. They arrived in Akka on the 23rd of March, 1900. In preparation Miss Farmer had prepared a list of 15 questions to ask 'Abdu'l-Bahá but forgot them in her accomodations when she was called to meet Him. He answered all of questions in order. [GAP27-29; VAB37-39]
3. 1900-04-00 —
   Sarah Farmer put Green Acre at the disposal of the Bahá'ís after her pilgrimage to `Akká in 1900. [BFA2:144–5; GPB261]
   • After 1900 Green Acre effectively became the site of the first Bahá'í summer school in the world, although it was not officially so until 1929. [BBRSM:104; BW5:29–30; SBBH1:125]

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