Norwich, Connecticut

Norwich
City in the United States
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Norwich is a city in the U.S. State of Connecticut. It is located in New London County.

History

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There were some Bahá’ís living in Norwich as of 1931 who conducted their activities under the guidance of the Local Spiritual Assembly of New Haven.[1] By 1936 there was just one Bahá’í in the city, Anna L. Duffy,[2][3] who promoted and proclaimed the Faith through articles in local Norwich newspapers.[4]

In the Summer of 1939 a Norwich Bahá’í Group was established,[5] and in 1940 Dorothy Baker visited the city to speak on the Faith.[6] In 1956 a deepening class for all Bahá’ís in the State of Connecticut was held in Norwich.[7]

The National Teaching Committee made establishing a Local Spiritual Assembly in Norwich a goal by the following year in 1976,[8] and the Assembly was successfully established in 1977 although by October its status was jeapordized due to the low number of Bahá’ís living in the city.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ Baha'i News (1931). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 57, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1939). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 126, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1936). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 103, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1937). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 106, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1940). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 133, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1940). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 136, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Baha'i News (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 310, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1976). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 7, Issue 11, pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1977). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 8, Issue 12, pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
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