Chronology: Date 1982-06

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1982 9 Jun 198-	The passing of Richard Edward St. Barbe Baker (b. 9 October, 1889 West End, Hampshire, England d. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). [BW18p802-805; BW5p549] He was one of the foremost world famous environmentalists of the twentieth century, an ecologist, conservationist, forester, vegetarian, horseman, apiarist, author of some thirty books and numerous articles and a committed Bahá'í who rendered service to the Bahá'í Faith for more than fifty years. Shoghi Effendi referred to Baker as "the first member of the English gentry to join the Bahá'í Faith." [Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project. He formally founded the Men of the Trees organization in England in 1924 and it soon spread to many other countries. (Shoghi Effendi enrolled as the first life member of the Men of the Trees.) Now known as the International Tree Foundation, it has a large membership of women and men from all walks of life. In 1978 Charles, Prince of Wales, became the society's patron. A history of the organization is on their website. [Bahá'í Chronicles; BW18p802-805] See BWNS1292. He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. See photo. See his biography by Paul Hanley. See a short biography by Wendi Momen and Anthony A. Voykovic. This paper has a further references to St. Barbe Baker as well references to his writings. See a brief biography in The Bahá'í Community of the British Isles 1844-1963 p462-464 and for the story of his learning of the Faith, p401.	Richard St. Barbe Baker; Men of the Trees; International Tree Foundation; Environment; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Cemeteries and graves; Hampshire, England; United Kingdom; Saskatoon, SK; Saskatchewan, Canada; Canada; Biography	the first member of the English gentry to join the Bahá’í Faith.
1982 19 – 20 Jun 198-	The teaching project Camino Del Sol (Trail of Light), comprising indigenous believers from North America, was formed on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, United States. [BW18:239] The team traveled through Central and South America in a programme of cultural exchange. [BW18:172] For a report of the project and pictures see BW18:239–45 and BW19:74–6.	- Indigenous people; Native Americans; Navajo people; Arizona, USA; United States (USA)
1982 27 Jun 198-	The Bahá'í Youth Academy was established in Panchgani, India. [BW18:230–2]	Bahá'í Youth Academy, India; Bahá'í Academy, India; Youth; Bahá'í study centers; Panchgani, India; Maharashtra, India; India
1982 25 – 27 Jun 198-	A Bahá'í International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf was held in Dublin, Ireland, attended by some 1,900 Bahá'ís from 60 countries. [BW18:100; VV61] For the message of the Universal House of Justice see BW18:156–7. For a pictorial report see BW18:138–40.	Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Dublin, Ireland; Ireland
1982 Jun 198-	The first edition of the Bahá'í Studies Bulletin was published under editor Stephen Lambden with the permission of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose was to facilitate communication among those engaged in the academic study of the Babi and Bahã'i religions. The periodical ran unit June 1993 when Volume 7 Issue 3-4, was published. Reprints of the articles in pdf format can be found on the Hurqalya Publications: Center for Shaykhī and Bābī-Bahā’ī Studies website. An incomplete index of the publications up to October 1992 can be found at Bahá'í Library Online.	Bahá'í Studies Bulletin; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England; United Kingdom


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