Waukegan, Illinois

Waukegan
City in the United States
First LSA of Waukegan, 1940.
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Waukegan is a city of the U.S. State of Illinois. It is considered a suburb of Chicago.

History

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Early teaching work in Waukegan was conducted by Corinne True.[1] By 1938 there were eight people attending a weekly study class on the Faith who were interested in joining the religion,[2] and in 1939 an organized Bahá’í group for Waukegan was formed with eight members.[3] In 1940 the community was able to establish the Local Spiritual Assembly of Waukegan.[4]

The Bahá’í community of Waukegan has remained active to the present day, with the community dedicating a tree in Bowen Park in 2021 after assisting in several neighborhood cleanups.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ The American Baha'i, Vol. 12(7), p 14
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1938). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 117, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1939). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 130, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 151, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/100064487392698/posts/10158339609858045/

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