- 1942-08-00 — The first Bahá'í Summer School was held in Banff, AB. [BW10 1944-1946 p93]
- 1950-08-20 — Bahiyyih and Harry Ford were the guest teachers at the Bahá'í Conference held in Banff and she spoke on the Covenant. Harry's talk dealt with teaching methods.
[CBN No 16 November 1950 p3-4]
- 1951-08-26 — The Prairie Regional Teaching Conference was held at the Holliday House in Banff. They continued to use this venue until 1967 when the summer schools were held at what become to be the Sylvan Lake Baha'i Centre. [CBN No19 April 1951 p13]
- 1951-08-27 — More than 30 people attended the Banff Conference which was held at Holliday House Mrs. Helen Bishop, of Portland, presented
a masterly course on The Book of Certitude, Mr. Bob Donnelly, of Regina, gave
some very enlightening information of pioneering, substantiated by carefully prepared
maps and diagrams. The children presented "A Child Shall Lead Them", under the
guidance of Lulu Barr, of Regina. The Calgary believers were responsible for
the daily devotions, and several plays, written by Alan Fraser of West Vancouver,
were produced in an impromptu manner.
The public meeting, held on the 31st of August, at which Helen Bishop was
the speaker, attracted a number of local residents, one cf whom asked the Bahá'ís
to hold a monthly fireside in his home. [CBN No 22 Oct 1951 p4]
- 1954-08-29 — A summer school was held at the Banff School of Fine Arts attracting 41 adults and 12 children. Speakers were Florence Mayberry, who spoke on "Spiritual Dynamics", Ron Nablo, Rex King, (who had just recently pioneered to Anchorage. [CBN No 58 November, 1954 p4]
- 1956-09-02 —
The Western Canada Bahá'î Summer Conference was held at the School of Fine Arts in Banff. The course material dealt with Bahá'í Administration, The Covenant, and Living the Bahá'í Life. CBN No 78 July 1956 p4]
- Presenters were: Katherine Moscrop and Ted Anderson spoke on the Covenant and Bahá'í Administration. Joyce Noble and W R Maclean spoke on "Deepening the Spiritual Life". Katherine Hamilton and Joyce Noble gave a wonderful description of their pilgrimage to Haifa. [CBN No 81 October 1956 p5]
- 1962-05-00 — 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)
- 1963-08-11 — The Banff Summer School was held at the Banff School of Fine Arts. The theme was "The Advent of Divine Justice". [CBN No163 Aug 1963 p4]
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