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2000 22 Aug |
The passing of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Audrey Robarts (née FitzGerald) in her 96th year. She was buried with her husband, Hand of the Cause of God John Robarts, in the Ecumenical Cemetery in Rawdon. He had predeceased her on the 18th of June, 1991. [BW00-01p272]
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Audrey Robarts; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Rawdon, QC; Canada | ||
2000 24 Jan | The passing of Margaret (Peggy) MacGregor Ross (b. 9 January 1909 in Dundee, Scotland). She served on several spiritual assemblies and was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly in 1953 and was a member for fourteen years. She was appointed an Auxiliary Board member in 1957 and served in that capacity until 1986. For several years in the 1970s she and John (Pops) served as custodians for the Fort Qu'Appelle Bahá'í Institute. She was widowed in 1973. They had three children. Her greatest love was teaching the Native people of Canada and Greenland. She travelled to Australia, Europe, Southeast Asia and attended the dedication of the Houses of Worship in the the United States, Samoa and in India. [BW28p309] |
In Memoriam; Peggy Ross; Auxiliary board members; National Spiritual Assembly; Toronto, ON | ||
2000 (In the year) | The publication of Dreams, Nightmares and Dreams Again by Angéla Szepesi. It was published by White Mountain Publications in New Liskcard, ON. This autobiographical account by this extraordinary lady spans from the early days of World War II as the wife of a diplomat in Portugal, to her later years as a Bahá'í pioneer in Brazil, Martinque, and Canada. Of Hungarian origin and education, she brings a unique view of her life, and of the Bahá'í Faith. |
Angela Szepesi; Dreams, Nightmares, and Dreams Again | ||
2000 (In the year) | The Furutan Academy was founded by Shahrokh Monjazeb. It was an organization devoted to the post-secondary study of the sacred Writings and the history of the Bahá'í Faith. It had branches in Ottawa and Vancouver. [BBS9] | Furutan Academy; Shahrokh Monjazeb; Ottawa, ON; Vancouver, BC | ||
2000 (The year) | One Year Plan | One-Year Plan, Teaching Plans | ||
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