| date |
event |
locations |
tags |
see also |
| 1953 Oct |
Earle Render arrived in the Leeward Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. [BW13:453] |
Leeward Islands |
Knights of Bahaullah; Islands |
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| 1953 16 Oct |
Benjamin Dunham Weeden and his wife Gladys (née Anderson) arrived in Antigua and were named Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for the Leeward Islands. [BW13:453]
For the story of Ben Weeden’s life see BW15:478–9.
For the story of Gladys Weeden’s life see BW18:692–6. |
Antigua; Leeward Islands |
Knights of Bahaullah; Islands |
|
| 1954 Feb |
David Schreiber, an American, arrived in Antigua and was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for the Leeward Islands. [BW13:453] |
Antigua; Leeward Islands |
Knights of Bahaullah |
|
| 1954 21 Feb |
Charles (‘Chuck’) and Mary Dayton from the United States, settled in Charlotte Amalie, on St Thomas, and wre named Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for the Leeward Islands. [BW13:453] |
Charlotte Amalie; St Thomas; Leeward Islands |
Knights of Bahaullah; Islands |
|
| 1966 (In the year) |
Florence Parry, the first to become a Bahá’í in the West Leeward Islands, enrolled. |
West Leeward Islands |
Florence Parry |
|
| 1967 (In the year) |
Mr O. T. Shelton arrived on St Eustatius in the West Leeward Islands, the first pioneer to the island. |
West Leeward Islands |
First travel teachers and pioneers |
|
| 1967 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands was formed with its seat in Charlotte Amalie. [BW14:93; Ridván 1966
| Charlotte Amalie; Leeward Islands; Windward Islands; Virgin Islands |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
|
| 1972 (In the year) |
Derek and Sally Dacey, the first resident pioneers on Montserrat in the East Leeward Islands, arrived at their pioneer post. |
East Leeward Islands |
First travel teachers and pioneers |
|
| 1974 (In the year) |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward and Virgin Islands held its first annual National Teaching Conference. [BW16:187] |
Leeward Islands; Virgin Islands |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Teaching; Teaching; First conferences |
|
| 1981 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward Islands was formed with its seat in St John’s, Antigua. [BW18:107, 171]
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Virgin Islands was formed. It has jurisdiction over both the British Virgin Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands. [Virgin Islands, U.S. and British by Patricia Paccassi; BN No 605 August 1981 p5] |
St Johns; Antigua; Leeward Islands |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
|
| 1991 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the West Leeward Islands was formed. [AWH86; BINS246:1; VV113] iiiii
|
West Leeward Islands |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
|
| 1991 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward Islands that was formed in 1981 was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of the East Leeward Islands following the splitting of this region. [East Leeward Islands
by Patricia Paccassi] |
Antigua; East Leeward Islands |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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