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Montserrat: Pioneers, Quote re: Pioneers and Pioneering, Travel Teachers, Quote re: travel teachers, and Events: 1965-1990PIONEERS TO MONTSERRAT Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; October 1994, March 2010, July 2011 CODE: PIO:=pioneer; Date enclosed in parenthesis [ ] is my data source: see source page for details SOURCES ***************************************************************** PIO: 1972: February to February 1973; Mr. Derek Norman & Sally Dacey, Can.[AF/24.a] ___________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1975: May to 29 April 1983: Craig & Elizabeth Owens & family, USA [LVI/pio-rep][PF/25-0.6] ___________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1977: ?? to November. 1977; Sarah (Sissy) Norton, USA to US St. John [AF/24] PIO: 1977: ?? to June 1977, Marci Clayton [AF/24] ___________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1981: September 16-August 1982, Gail Orner USA, on to Puerto Rico [PF/25-0.6] ___________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1982: August-December, Farrokh & Maryam Rohani, Canada [PF/25-0.6] PIO: 1982: November. Elizabeth & Craig Owens from Antigua [PF/25-0.6] ____________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1983: June 21 to ??; John & Judy Holly & 5 children [NL/27;11-9] _____________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1984: April 1-September 85, Myles & Jill Ferrie, Canada, move to Antigua, then return to USA [PF/25-0.6] PIO: 1984: December-July 85: Dennis & Goli Young, USA , medical students [PF/25-0.6] ______________________________________________________________________________________ PIO: 1986: July. Laurie & Margaret Rowden, Canada [AF/24][PF/25-0.6] _______________________________________________________________________________________ |
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**************************************************************************************************** Compiled by Patricia Paccassi as of 1988; revised 1991; October 1994, March 2010, July 2011 NOTE: Montserrat is linked administratively to the West Leewards, but events and travel teachers are listed separately for each island. NOTE: listed below are the NSA's who were responsible for the Leewards Islands and the dates the responsibility was assigned: NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY RESPONSIBLE FOR: MONTSERRAT 1953 South America/North America; 1957 Greater Antilles; 1962 Dominican Republic; 1964 United States; 1967 Leeward, Windward & Virgin Islands; 1972 Leeward & Virgin Islands; 1981 Leeward Islands; 1991 East Leeward Islands. Key: LSA = Local Spiritual Assembly NSA = National Spiritual Assembly ****************************************************************************************** 1965: August. David Schreiber, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for Leeward Islands and Mr. McKensie Edward of Barbuda first Bahá’í teachers.[NL/03.a] ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1967 or 1968: Area 11 teaching committee runs pilot series of ads in newspapers listing contact address as there were no pioneers or active group. [NL/21.g] 1967: early believers, Mr. H. A. Fenton, Plymouth c/o Royal Bank , Mr Clement & Mrs. Diana Alexander, Mr. Joseph Johnson, Mrs. Rebecca Pont, of Salem; Mr. William Semper, Fritz Village, Salem; Mr. Hensie Fenton, St. Johns; Miss Frabcism CatGhout, St. Johns [PF/25-04.e] ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1968: August, Feast, teaching and visiting of Bahá’ís done by travel teachers, Paccassis. First 19 Day Feast held [NL/21.i] |
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ 1971: April, 2 LSA's formed, Salem and ?? St. John; reports says in November. 2 LSA's working, [AF/31] _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1972: After; Bahá’ís of Montserrat play Bahá’í songs on steel drums (PIO Derek Dacey is there) [pr/5a] _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1973: January: National Endowment acquired, Olveston, St. Peter. 14 957 sq. ft. [AF/24/M148][AF/24] _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1975: June. no media activity as yet; few active local believers [AF/31] 1975: ??: Covenant-breaker Zimmer book in public library, removed as per CBC instructions [AF/31] 1975: October. Daniel Sweeny appointed ABMA; good activities started by Owen and Sweeny [AF/31.b] 1975: December. regular firesides Trails Village, St. Georges, St. Peters, e [AF/24-m34] ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1976: April. Women's role proclaimed in St. Peters [AF/31.b] 1976: July. Owens, Rogers, Sweeny keep activities going, 2 LSA's functioning [AF/31] 1976: October.; Shamsi Sedaghat 10 minute radio interview, good media coverage [AF/31.b] ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 1977: March.; Post Merida-Satelite Conference [AF/31b] 1977: April. Rogers family to Barbados, no work permit [AF/31.b] 1977: August.; Summer School [??] [AF/31] |
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1977: August. Dr. Victor and Betty de Arrujo meet with Governor General and Government officials [AF/31] 1977: December & January; Errol Bobby Martin starts children’s classes [AF/31] ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1978: February. good activities continue, including radio program, Feast, etc. in St. Anthony [AF/31] 1978: June, S. Mather visits schools, Harris; Bethel Primary, plus Salem., gives institute [AF/31] 1978: Early. Part of an 8 month, 4 island Teaching Project. [AF/24/M36] 1978: August. report; Calypsonian from Nevis calls himself "Bahá’u’lláh the Weak One" newspaper spells it "Bahoula" story in file UHJ finally says "no formal action"[AF/31] [AF/24-m34SM] _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1979: ??: local Haziratu'l-Quds has been acquired [BE-29-3] 1979: ??; teaching project with ABMA's [AF/31] 1979: March. 29; LSA of Plymouth incorporated [AF/31.a] 1979: June report; good activities continue [AF/31.b] 1979: October or September, Hurricane David strikes Dominica badly, Errol Bobby Martin and Julian Rogers help with Radio Antilles communication to the outside world.. Rogers instrumental in obtaining offer of aid from Kurt Waldheim, secretary-general of the United Nations, for Dominica. [PF/25-ALP] ________________________________________________________________________________________ 1980: August 30/31. Joint regional teaching project, NSA/CBC [AF/31][PF/25-0.5][PF/25-0.5] 1980: December 27/28: Winter School, 3 consecutive weekends [PF/25-0.5] 1980: SA 7-12: Radio Antilles daily morning and afternoon spots [PF/25-0.5] ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1981: ??; NSALI title deed for "Beachettes" property [see '1979, is this the same property?] [AF/31] 1981: February. Youth project, ??, need more info.[AF/31] 1981: April, AR lists nine & one half continuous Radio Antilles Bahá’í programs [canceled in '1984 due to increasing costs] [AF/31] 1981: ?? 7-12: Regional Teaching Conference. 1-day [PF/25-0.6] 1981: ?? 7-12: Regional Institute on Bahá’í Life, 1-day [PF/25-0.6] 1981: ?? 7-12: Youth Project co-sponsored with International Goals Committee [PF/25-0.6] ____________________________________________________________________________________ 1982: ?? 1-6: National Youth Conference, 3 days [PF/25-0.6] 1982: March/April: Teach project with TT USA, 5 days [PF/25-0.6] 1982: Title to Bahá’í property, dated 1 March 1973 sent to NSALI [AF/24] is the "Beachettes" property ? 1982: April. 5-14; Nine day fireside campaign dedicated to Dr. Muhájir who originally gave this suggestion [NL/27;vol-1-ed5] _________________________________________________________________________________ 1985: October. report states teaching done by local believers [AF/31] _________________________________________________________________________________ 1989: October. 11: Hurricane Hugo hits very badly, ABMA, Errol [Bobby] Martin broadcasts 50 straight hours, called "Montserrat's Hero Ham" by Governor General Turner for his efforts, on October. 11 '90 he is awarded a British Empire Medal, for "outstanding service.." The Island DTC books and records lost during the Hurricane [AF/31][PF/25-0.6] 1990: February 25: Family Day a huge success bringing together some of the friends who had not seen each other for a long time [PF/25-0.6] 1990: AR: National Children's Committee (LI) continues providing youth & children w/Bahá’í Bulletin TENDER YEARS [PF/25-0.6] ****************************************************************************************** NOTE: My goal was to trace the growth and development of the Faith in the islands from their beginnings, as far as I could find, up to the formation of each ones own National Assembly. As 1991 was the formation of the first NSA of East Leeward Islands and information is available from this time on in Antigua, I am using it as the cutoff date for this research document. The following years will be done by other researchers. This document is neither exhaustive nor definitive, we learn as we go, but what I have, and/or discover, will be changed or added as necessary. Hopefully, I can put this material into a form which, through the medium of oral history, will breathe the life into the bare facts and statistics. I feel that it is our stories and impressions and feelings that help to convey the enormous process that is taking place in the Bahá’í World during this period of development. I am only sorry that it was not done earlier, we have lost so many stories already. I truly appreciate all the help given to me in this research and can only hope it is helpful to others. PP.. November 1994 |
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Authorization for publishing your material about our National Area on Caribbean History website. Published with permission of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Leeward Islands Date: 2 May 2012 Location , Address: Bahá'í Centre, Upper Nevis Street, St John's, Antigua This information and these sources are either from our archives, our newsletters, interviews conducted by people we trust, and or personal files in which we have confidence Afsaneh Franklin Secretary |
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