Engage Baha’i History
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About
ObeisanceBaha is about the preservation of Baha’i history, its events, people, and places of occurrence. We provide discourse to encourage individual reflection on Baha’i history, events, and people (many little known) that occurred since 1965. This is based on the author’s experience and involvement with Baha’i activities, both in the United States and in many other countries. We must consider events within the timeframe of occurrence. The present state of Baha’i communities world-wide reflect not that which happened some years ago. Therefore, understanding context of occurrence is very important. It will require the reader to delve into resource materials for an in-depth enquiry into Baha’i history post-1965, referring to the social, cultural, political, and historical background and impact on the occurrence. This is important if the reader is to understand the underlying meanings expressed through this or any historical accounting.
Discourse Posts
Virtue
Virtue denotes conformity to a standard of right, morality, a particular moral excellence, beneficial quality or power of a thing, strength, courage, valor, and merit. Weighty words for personal inclusion and development to reveal their underlining…
Baha’i History Posts
Baha’i Burial Sites
Our primary purpose is to document and preserve Baha’i history—to include Baha’i burial sites, little known events and activities of those ‘front-line’ workers who, often with great personal sacrifice, bore the weight of success or failure of Baha’i programs…
Creating An Inclusive Narrative
This is the opening quote in the recently published document by the Australia Baháʼí Community: Creating An Inclusive Narrative. It details the results of an effort made by the Australian Baháʼí Community through “roundtable discussions” that took place…
Quida Flora Coley
Ouida Flora Coley (1939-2013) was a devoted member of the Baha’i Faith for well over 50 years. She had served for several years as a member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Washington, DC, and being fluent in Spanish she had…
Significant Events
1972 – Baha’i Int’l Conf. Panama
The House of Worship in Panama, the Mother Temple of Latin America, was dedicated in a series of ceremonies held throughout the day attended by Hands of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ugo Giachery and Dhikru’lláh Khádem and four thousand Bahá’ís. [BW15:634; VV14]
1985 – Promise of World Peace
The Universal House of Justice addressed a message to the peoples of the world inviting them to consider that a new social order can be fostered by all peoples’ seeing themselves as members of one universal family. This message was presented to world leaders and many others.
1992 – Baha’i World Congress
The Second Baháʼí World Congress, 23–26 Nov 1992 , took place in order to pay homage to the 100th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼu’lláh. 30,000 Baháʼís attended the event in the Jacob Javits Center in New York City for four days of commemoration.
Historic Preservation
Historic preservation is a conversation we have with the Baha’i past, current activities, and about the future of the Baha’i community. It provides us with opportunities to understand Baha’i history and what parts of that past we can preserve and pass to future generations. Click on each to access.
Preservation
Preserve Baha’i related materials for the future.
NEDCC
Protecting cultural to prevent loss of informational content.
Bahá'í WC Library
Materials to be deposited, Bahá’í World Centre Library
Digital Archiving
Bahá’í Librarians and Information Professionals
Windows to the Past
Supports teaching and deepening programs
Bahá'í Sacred Texts
Preserving & Safeguarding the Sacred Texts
Bahá’í Faith, Washington, D.C.
UHJ member visits his home community
OB Archives
Universal House of Justice member, Amoz Everett Gibson (1918–1982).
Left: wife, Mary Elizabeth Lane Gipson. Right: Dr. F. Behjat.
Arriving at the Baha’i Center, Washington, DC (Ca 1969).
