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| 1962 May |
The Western Canada Bahá'í School was held at the Banff School of Fine Arts from August 12 – 19. It cost a dollar a day to register and room and meals cost $5.00 to $7.00 per day. Mrs. Betty Putters in Sherwood Park was in charge of registration. (May 1962. Summer Schools. U. S. Supplement. Baha'i News) |
Betty Putters; Summer schools; Banff, AB |
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| 1962 May |
Jean Many Bears (b. 1910 – d. 1968) Jean and her husband Edmund were "instrumental in forming the Spiritual Assembly of the Blackfoot Reserve (Native Baha'i)." "In Memoriam: Jean Many Bears." Baha'i World. Volume XIV 1963-1968 page 357-58. |
Jean Many Bears; Edmund Many Bears; Blackfoot First Nation, AB |
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| 1962 10 May |
The passing of F. St. George Spendlove (b. 23 April 1897 in Montreal) [BW13p895-899; Bahá'ís of Canada]
He was part of the community of early believers in Montreal where he learned about the Faith after returning from the war in Europe.
He was a curator of the Canadian Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum. The Face of Early Canada, published in 1958, was illustrated with pieces from this collection. A second book, Collectors' Luck, followed in 1960. [BW13p895–899]
See Bahá'ís of Canada. |
George Spendlove; In Memoriam; Montreal, QC; Toronto, ON |
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| 1962 22 May |
The first Athabascan Native north of the Arctic Circle to become a Bahá'í, Charley Roberts, enrolled. [BW15:455] |
Charley Roberts; Athabascan |
first Athabascan Native Bahá’í north of the Arctic Circle |
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