- 1874-11-14 —
Birth of William Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, in Montreal.
- 1902-05-08 —
May Bolles married Sutherland Maxwell in London and moved from Paris to Montreal. [BW8:635; GPB260
- 1906-00-01 —
Ali Kuli Khan, his wife Florence Breed and son Rahim, then living in Washington, DC, visited Montr
- 1906-09-16 —
Abdu'l-Baha addressed a tablet to the Montreal Community through Percy Woodcock. [BFA2p157, Tablet
- 1908-00-01 —
There were 16 Baha'is in Montreal.
Percy Woodcock resided briefly in and occasionally visited B
- 1909-00-00 —
Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, became a Baha'i. [BFA2:156]
- 1912-01-00 — Letter from May Maxwell to Star of the West... "Early in January we received a visit from Mirza Ahma...
- 1912-01-00 — Letter from May Maxwell to Star of the West... A few weeks later another talk given by a Montreal Ba...
- 1912-08-30 —
`Abdu'l-Baha left Malden for Boston. He left Boston at 9AM by train for Montreal, arriving at mi
- 1912-08-31 —
His first act in the morning was to heal the sick child of a neighbouring family, the Birks. The n
- 1912-09-01 —
'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at the Unitarian Church, the Church of the Messiah, located on the corn
- 1912-09-02 —
On this day He and HIs companions moved into the Windsor Hotel where He rented three rooms. At the
- 1912-09-03 —
'Abdu'l-Baha addressed Socialtists and Labour leaders of the day in Coronation Hall, 204 St. Lawre
- 1912-09-05 — He was visited by the Bishop of Montreal visited Him and expressed his pleasure at the meetings bein...
- 1912-09-06 —
'Abdu'l-Baha had caught a cold the previous evening and so His departure was delayed for a few day
- 1912-09-07 —
A group of people came to visit Him at His hotel. He explained that just as in the physical world,
- 1912-09-08 — On His last full day in Montreal with the friends 'Abdu'l-Baha said: "I have sown the seed. Now wate...
- 1912-09-09 —
The hotel bill for $700 was paid and the party was taken to the railroad station. The chief office
- 1914-04-30 —
The marriage of Dr Zia Bagdadi, an Arab from Syria and devoted companion of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Zeenat
- 1916-10-00 — The North American Baha'i community began a teaching campaign aiming to teach the Faith in the many ...
- 1920-06-00 —
The arrival of well-known Baha'i scholar and travel teacher Jinab-i-Fadil accompanied by Ahmad S
- 1922-12-10 —
The election of the first Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Montreal. [BW8:639, OBCC157; CBN
- 1922-12-11 —
First formal Nineteen-day Feast held in Montreal (Feast of Questions) [OBCC159]
- 1923-01-02 —
The Guardian's first letter to Canada sent in c/o the Spiritual Assembly of Montreal. [Messages
- 1923-10-12 — Jinab-i-Fadil went to Montreal on October 12th as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Schophlocker, He spent a...
- 1923-10-15 —
The second visit of Jinab-i-Fadil to Montreal and Toronto accompanied by Dr Zia Bagadi. [OBCC76]
- 1926-10-27 —
The visit of Queen Marie to Montreal. She visited McGill University, Montreal College and a conv
- 1927-00-01 — The formation of a Baha'i Youth Group in Montreal, perhaps the first in the Western World. [OBCC78, ...
- 1927-04-24 — Just prior to the National Convention, the Baha'i Community of Montreal organized a "World Unity Con...
- 1927-04-30 —
The nineteenth National Convention of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada was held at th
- 1927-05-00 —
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada drew up and publish
- 1929-12-25 — Willard and Doris McKay , then living in Geneva, NY, arrived in Montreal, the last stop on their fir...
- 1930-03-02 —
First Race Amity meeting held in Montreal. [OBCC90]
- 1932-01-00 —
The first known use of radio to spread knowledge of the Faith was in Montreal by Martha Root. [M
- 1935-03-25 —
The Spiritual Assembly of Montreal became incorporated, the first Baha'i governing body in Canad
- 1939-08-27 —
Gerrard Sluter-Schlutius— German-born, former U-boat captain, enrolled in November of 1932 and w
- 1939-09-00 — Rowland Estall combined his business travel with teaching visits to Calgary and Regina as well as V
- 1940-03-01 — May Bolles Maxwell (b. 14 January 1940 in Englewood, NJ) passed away in Buenos Aires. [BBD153; TG49]...
- 1941-06-28 — First summer School in Canada in Montreal was held in three different homes, the Schopflochers', the...
- 1941-06-30 — The war years brought an unexpected development in the Baha'i community in Canada. Government restri...
- 1948-04-21 — The following were elected to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Montréal: Siegfried Schopflo...
- 1948-04-24 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Dominion of Canada was established. [BBRSM:186; BW13:856; MBW...
- 1950-00-00 — The editor of the Canadian Baha'i News was Miss Vicki Bond of Montreal. [CBN No 13 May 1950]...
- 1951-04-27 — Canada's fourth National Convention was held in the Vancouver Hotel. Those elected were; John Robar...
- 1951-06-14 — All will note with interest the increasing use of plays and playlets as a teaching medium. The Montr...
- 1951-10-22 — After two preliminary meetings, the Montreal District Youth Group got away to a good start. Under th...
- 1952-02-29 — Shoghi Effendi appointed Siegfried Schopflocher among the second contingent of Hands of the Cause of...
- 1952-03-25 — Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Montreal. (b.14 November, 1874) [DH143;...
- 1952-03-29 —
The funeral for Hand of the Cause Sutherland Maxwell was chaired by John Robarts, the then chairma
- 1953-05-00 — The Hazira Committee was replaced by The Hazira and Temple Committee. [CBN No 41 June 1953 p2]...
- 1953-05-09 — Following her attendance at the Intercontinental Conference in Wilmette Ruhiyyih Khanum met with Bah...
- 1953-05-21 — Ruhiyyih Khanum gave the Maxwell home at 1548 Pine Avenue West in Montreal, to the Canadian Baha'i C...
- 1953-06-20 — Shoghi Effendi designated the Maxwell home in Montreal as a Shrine. [MtC179; CBN No 45 October 1953 ...
- 1953-07-10 — The accidental death of Eddie Elliot, the first African-Canadian Baha'i. He was a hydro-line worker ...
- 1953-07-14 — Gale Keass and Jameson Bond were married in the Maxwell home, the first marriage to be performed the...
- 1953-07-27 — Siegfried (Fred) Schopflocher, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Montreal and was buried besi...
- 1953-11-07 — At a National Assembly meeting in Montreal the Hazira ·and Temple
Committee reported on a proposed...
- 1953-12-30 — The legal transfer of the ownership of the Maxwell House was transferred to the National Spiritual A...
- 1954-02-00 —
Florence Mayberry made a tour of Eastern Canada with stops in Bellville, Kingston, Montreal,
- 1956-06-16 — A group of friends from the Montreal area gathered at the grave the beloved Hand of the Cause of God...
- 1957-07-00 — Hand of the Cause Dhikru'llah Khadem met with the National Spiritual Assembly. He had come from Cen...
- 1957-07-00 — Hand of the Cause Dhikru'llah Khadem met with the National Spiritual Assembly. He had come from Cen...
- 1958-02-06 — Hand of the Cause John Robarts arrived in Canada to begin his extensive tour of Canada. He had been ...
- 1958-02-24 — Judgement was rendered by the Honourable Associate Chief Justice W. B. Scott of the Superior Court i...
- 1958-04-00 — The Canadian Baha'i News reported that as of this date 10 Local Assemblies had been incorporated in ...
- 1962-05-10 — The passing of F. St. George Spendlove (b. 23 April 1897 in Montreal) [BW13p895-899; Baha'is of Can...
- 1970-09-26 — The passing of Florence Evaline (Lorol) Schopflocher (b.1886 in Montreal. QC) in the Green Acre are...
- 1971-02-11 —
Montreal Municipality issued a permit recognizing the Maxwell home as a Baha'i Shrine after nin
- 1975-07-00 — Hand of the Cause Dhikru'llah Khadem met with the National Spiritual Assembly. He had come from Cen...
- 1982-09-02 —
Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest H
- 1990-09-05 — The passing of Emeric Sala (Emereich Szalvetz ) (b.12 November, 1906 in Havas Dombrovitza, Hungary (...
- 1992-11-30 —
The passing of Doris McKay (b. Doris
- 1996-01-10 — The passing of Ruth Eyford in St. Albert, AB. (b. Ruth Monk 12 June, 1930, NS). [Find a grave]
She ...
- 1998-04-21 — The National Convention was held in the Baha'i Shrine in Montreal the location of the first National...
- 2002-04-21 — Four newly-amalgamated communities began a new stage of community life at Ridvan. The Spiritual Asse...
- 2007-11-09 — The Baha'i Medical Association of Canada (BMAC) held an international conference in Montreal on the ...
- 2016-09-07 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada paid tribute to Professor Irwin Cotler at t...
- 2022-03-15 — The passing of John Charles (Jack) Bastow (b. 21 April 1929 Montreal) in Nelson, BC. Jack was a teac...
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