Americas 1966-83

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N.C. 1971-72 / Panama 1972-76 / N.J. 1972 / Geyserville 1972 / St. Louis 1974 / Massachusetts 1974
The Bahamas 1974 / Massachusetts 1975 / Barbados 1975 / Guyana 1975 / Suriname 1975-76 / Trinidad 1976
Colombia 1976 / Ecuador 1976 / El Salvador 1976 / Green Acre 1978 / Ecuador 1982

Massachusetts and Harvard 1966-70

Bahá’í Club at Harvard, l-r Chris Filstrup, Jeff Gruber, Greg Dahl and Roy Mottahedeh, 1966
Bahá’í Club at Harvard, l-r Chris Filstrup, Jeff Gruber, Greg Dahl and Roy Mottahedeh, 1966
Roy Mottahedeh, Harvard, 1966
Ellen Parmelee (later Widmer), Harvard, 1966
Bahá’í Association at Harvard, exhibit in Lamont Library, 1966
Bahá’í Association at Harvard, exhibit in Lamont Library, 1966
Bahá’í Association at Harvard, exhibit in Lamont Library, 1966
Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Greg Dahl, Harvard, 12/67
Mimi McClellan and Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Mimi McClellan and Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Peter Barkley, Harvard, 12/67
Bahá’í Assocation at Harvard, l-r Phil Christensen, Linda Roche, Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Chris Filstrup, Greg Dahl, 12/67
Chris Filstrup, Harvard, 12/67
Bahá’í Assocation at Harvard, l-r Phil Christensen, Linda Roche, Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Chris Filstrup, Greg Dahl, 12/67
Bahá’í Assocation at Harvard, l-r Phil Christensen, Linda Roche, Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Chris Filstrup, Greg Dahl, 12/67
Greg Dahl, Harvard, 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Linda Roche, Harvard, 3/68
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 3/68
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 3/68
Greg Dahl at the Chicago youth conference, 6/68
Greg Dahl and Phil Christensen, Harvard, 1968
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 1968
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 1968
Exhibit by Greg Dahl displayed in a bank window, Harvard Square, 10/68
Exhibit by Greg Dahl displayed in a bank window, Harvard Square, 10/68
Exhibit by Greg Dahl displayed in a bank window, Harvard Square, 10/68
Greg Dahl and Phil Christensen recording a radio program, c. 1968
Jim Law, 3/69
Greg Dahl, Massachusetts, 3/70
Bahá’í Club at Harvard, l-r Chris Filstrup, Jeff Gruber, Greg Dahl and Roy Mottahedeh, 1966
Bahá’í Club at Harvard, l-r Chris Filstrup, Jeff Gruber, Greg Dahl and Roy Mottahedeh, 1966
Roy Mottahedeh, Harvard, 1966
Ellen Parmelee (later Widmer), Harvard, 1966
Bahá’í Association at Harvard, exhibit in Lamont Library, 1966
Bahá’í Association at Harvard, exhibit in Lamont Library, 1966
Bahá’í Association at Harvard, exhibit in Lamont Library, 1966
Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Greg Dahl, Harvard, 12/67
Mimi McClellan and Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Mimi McClellan and Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Phil Christensen, Harvard, 12/67
Peter Barkley, Harvard, 12/67
Bahá’í Assocation at Harvard, l-r Phil Christensen, Linda Roche, Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Chris Filstrup, Greg Dahl, 12/67
Chris Filstrup, Harvard, 12/67
Bahá’í Assocation at Harvard, l-r Phil Christensen, Linda Roche, Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Chris Filstrup, Greg Dahl, 12/67
Bahá’í Assocation at Harvard, l-r Phil Christensen, Linda Roche, Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Chris Filstrup, Greg Dahl, 12/67
Greg Dahl, Harvard, 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Hand of the Cause Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, with son Dr. Samandarí translating, Cambridge, Mass. 12/67
Linda Roche, Harvard, 3/68
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 3/68
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 3/68
Greg Dahl at the Chicago youth conference, 6/68
Greg Dahl and Phil Christensen, Harvard, 1968
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 1968
Juliet Smithies (later Gentzkow), Harvard, 1968
Exhibit by Greg Dahl displayed in a bank window, Harvard Square, 10/68
Exhibit by Greg Dahl displayed in a bank window, Harvard Square, 10/68
Exhibit by Greg Dahl displayed in a bank window, Harvard Square, 10/68
Greg Dahl and Phil Christensen recording a radio program, c. 1968
Jim Law, 3/69
Greg Dahl, Massachusetts, 3/70

Members and activities of the Bahá’í Association at Harvard; and a meeting in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with Hand of the Cause Mr. Samandari in December 1967.

North Carolina 1971-72

Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Sandi Bullock with baby Poova, Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Poova Bullock with his father Charles, Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Picnic, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Picnic, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Picnic, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
De Cheseres, Raleigh N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Greg Dahl’s “Dawn Buggy” bus, Raleigh, NC, showing shotgun blast of the black hand, subsequently repaired
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Smoky Mtns. Winter School, Wash. NC, 12/71-1/72
Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Sandi Bullock with baby Poova, Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Poova Bullock with his father Charles, Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Picnic, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Raleigh, N.C. 5/72
Picnic, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Picnic, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
De Cheseres, Raleigh N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Mehrtash Olson, Raleigh, N.C. 6/72
Greg Dahl’s “Dawn Buggy” bus, Raleigh, NC, showing shotgun blast of the black hand, subsequently repaired

While doing my military service requirement in the U.S. Public Health Service in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1971-73, I had a chance to participate in the exciting teaching projects that were taking place in the South at that time.

Panama 1972-76

Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Kuna Indian Bahá’ís from the San Blas Islands, Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Joel Caverly & his wife, Thelma Khelghati far right, Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Van Gilmer (blue shirt), Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Jim Seals (with hat, facing away), Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Panamá House of Worship Dedication, 4-5/72
Joyce and Greg Dahl, Panamá airport, 5/72
Arthur and Greg Dahl, Panamá airport, 5/72
Reza Reyhani, Greg and Roger Dahl, Panamá airport, 5/72
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76
Panamá House of Worship, 1/76

The dedication of the Panamá House of Worship, April-May 1972; and some photos of the House of Worship taken in January 1976.

New Jersey 1972

Bahá’í conference, Trenton, N.J, 9-10/72
Steve Calrow at Bahá’í conference, Trenton, N.J, 9-10/72
Soo Fouts (light blue dress) and Steve Yamamoto, Bahá’í conference, Trenton, N.J, 9-10/72
Ed & Jackie Goldberg, Elsa ?, ? (l-r), Bahá’í conference, Trenton, N.J, 9-10/72

Friends at a Bahá’í conference in Trenton, New Jersey, September-October 1972.

Geyserville Bahá’í School 1972

Collins Dormitory, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Collins Dormitory from behind and the back of Collins Hall, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Ground floor room in Collins Dormitory, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining hall viewed from between the Collins Dormitory and Collins Hall, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining hall, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Steps leading down from Collins Hall to the Big Tree, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Steps leading down from Collins Hall, dining hall to the right, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Steps leading up to Collins Hall, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining tables under the Big Tree, dining hall in the back, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining hall, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining tables under the Big Tree, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining tables under the Big Tree, library in the back, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining tables under the Big Tree, library in the back, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining hall, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining hall bell, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Dining hall, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
The Big Tree, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
The Big Tree, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Bridge from the entrance driveway and parking area to the summer homes of the Wards and Ioases, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Prune orchard behind the Collins Dormitory, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Prune orchard behind the Collins Dormitory, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Back side of an auxiliary building near the library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Auxiliary building near the library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Play area next to the auxiliary building near the library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Play area next to the auxiliary building near the library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Play area next to the auxiliary building near the library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
Play area next to the auxiliary building near the library, Geyserville Bahá’í School, 11/72
View from above the Geyserville Bahá’í School looking over the Russian River valley, 11/72

Photos of the Geyserville Bahá’í School in Geyserville, California, taken before the property was sold to make way for a highway. The current Bosch Bahá’í School was acquired in its place.

St. Louis 1974

Kiva Films team l-r:David Walker, Kirk Smallman (cameraman), Mark Sadan, St. Louis conference (8/74)
Kiva Films team l-r:David Walker, Kirk Smallman (cameraman), Mark Sadan, St. Louis conference (8/74)
David Walker (blue jacket), Denny Allen far right, in front on conference venue, St. Louis (8/74)
Conference venue, St. Louis (8/74)
Conference venue, St. Louis (8/74)
Friends arriving for the St. Louis conference, Denny Allen on right (8/74)

Following Greg’s 1972-73 trip around the world visiting Bahá’í communities, he prepared a slide program featuring photos and music from that trip which opened the conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in August 1974. Here are Bahá’ís arriving at the conference venue.

Massachusetts 1974

Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
l-r:. Mabel Garris, Wendy Suhm, at wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
l-r: Sitara Vasudevan and Jan Smith (?) at wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Carol Rutstein (left) and Mimi McClellan (right) talking with Dawn Smith, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Greg’s father Arthur Dahl (right), wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Mildred McClellan (left) talking with Carol Rutstein, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Leona Herzig (Hosack), left, at wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Sandy? and Carl Brown talking with Penny Walker, at wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Roberta Barrar and Jim Law, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Keith Dahl, Phil Christensen, Arthur Dahl and Roger Dahl (l-r), wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Joyce and Arthur Dahl, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Arthur and Joyce Dahl (front row), Roger Dahl, Nat Rutstein, Bill Gibson (second row), wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Carol Rustein singing, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Keith Dahl and Phil Christensen, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
l-r: Bill Gibson, ?, Roger Dahl, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
l-r: Mimi McClellan, ?, Jim Law, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Roberta Barrar, Jim Law, Mimi McClellan, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Keith Dahl, Joyce Dahl and Phil Christensen, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Mimi McClellan, Linda Roche (far right), wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
l-r: Mabel Garris, Bahíyyih Nakhjavani, Mamajan Banání, Mimi McClellan, Mary Nakhjavani?, Mark Sedan, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Penny Walker and Sitara Nair, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Tom Keedy and Vasudevan Nair, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Juan Caban (red jacket), Vasudevan Nair (right), wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Sheri and Jeff Palermo, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Steve and Jan Smith (?), wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Vasudevan Nair, Penny Walker, Sitara Nair and little Vivek Nair, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Vasudevan and Sitara Nair, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Mose and Sandra Tjitendero, wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (photo by David Walker, 10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)
Wedding of Dawn Smith and Greg Dahl, Amherst, Mass. (10/74)

Greg Dahl and Dawn Smith were married in Amherst, Massachusetts, in October 1974, with many of the Bahá’ís from the area attending. (Naturally, none of these photos were taken by Greg.)

The Bahamas 1974

Mark Sadan, Greg Dahl and Truitt White, probably Florida enroute to Nassau (11/74)
Nassau (11/74)
Nassau (11/74)
Mark Sadan in front of the Bahá’í Center, Nassau (11/74)
The Bahá’í Center, Nassau (11/74)
Truitt White and Greg Dahl in front of the Bahá’í Center, Nassau (11/74)

Greg joined Mark Sadan and Truitt White on a teaching trip to Nassau in November 1974.

Massachusetts 1975

Mary Nakhjavani, Bahíyyih Nakhjavani, Violette Nakhjavani, Rúhíyyih Khánum, Mehran Nakhjavani, and Mamajan Banání (l-r), Florence, Mass. (10/75)
front row: Mary Nakhjavani, Carrie Smith-Dahl, Rúhíyyih Khánum and Mamajan Banání; rear row: Bahíyyih and Violette Nakhjavani, Dawn Smith, Mehran Nakhjavani, Florence, Mass.
Rúhíyyih Khánum, Greg Dahl, Dawn Smith and Carrie Smith-Dahl, Florence, Mass. (10/75)

Greg and Dawn were living downstairs from Bahíyyih and Mary Nakhjavání in Florence, Massachusetts. Rúhíyyih Khánum came to visit in October 1975, along with Bahíyyih’s mother Violette, her brother Mehran, and her grandmother “Mamajan”. They posed in the back yard for photos.

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Greg and Dawn and their daughter Carrie travelled to the Caribbean and the northern part of South America between 22 December 1975 and 28 January 1976 to record and collect music by Bahá’ís. The published record album Con Ojos de Fe drawing on this and other sources, and the cassette tape Sing This Melody, can be heard here:

Con Ojos de Fe (With Eyes of Faith) (record album 1976) 53.09
All tracks (66MB) (See under the Music tab for details.)
 

Canta Esa Melodía / Sing This Melody
(cassette tape of music for children © (P) 1979 Gregory C. Dahl) 41.45
All tracks (76MB) (See under the Music tab for details.)

Barbados 1975

Dawn (white blouse) and Carrie with Bahá’í friends in Barbados (12/75)

The first stop on our trip was Barbados.

Guyana 1975

Counsellor Leonora Armstrong (center) with friends, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Counsellor Leonora Armstrong with friends, Ed Widmer far right, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Radlene Fraser, Lygia Vasilda and Counsellor Leonora Armstrong (l-r), Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Radlene Fraser, Lygia Vasilda and Counsellor Leonora Armstrong (l-r), Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Counsellor Donald Witzel speaking, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Counsellor Donald Witzel speaking, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Counsellor Donald Witzel speaking, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Krishna Seegopaul speaking, Counsellors Donald Witzel and Peter McLaren front row on the left, Ellen Parmelee Widmer second row on the right, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Krishna Seegopaul speaking, Counsellor Donald Witzel front row left, Ellen Parmelee Widmer with baby Angeline on the right, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Krishna Seegopaul speaking, Counsellor Donald Witzel front row left, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Krishna Seegopaul speaking, Counsellors Donald Witzel and Leonora Amstrong front row left, Rooplall Dudhnath on Leonora’s left, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Krishna Seegopaul speaking, Counsellors Donald Witzel and Leonora Amstrong front row left, Rooplall Dudhnath on Leonora’s left, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Krishna Seegopaul speaking, Counsellors Donald Witzel and Leonora Amstrong front row left, Rooplall Dudhnath on Leonora’s left, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellors Donald Witzel and Leonora Amstrong front row left, Rooplall Dudhnath on Leonora’s left (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Donald Witzel speaking, Counsellor Leonora Amstrong front row left (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Donald Witzel speaking, Counsellor Leonora Amstrong front row left (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Donald Witzel speaking (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Donald Witzel speaking (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Counsellor Leonora Armstrong speaking with Seigfried Franklin and Ed Widmer, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Radlene Fraser, Lygia Vasilda and Counsellor Leonora Armstrong (l-r), Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Radlene Fraser, Lygia Vasilda and Counsellor Leonora Armstrong (l-r), Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Girl with baby Angeline Ann Widmer, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Peter McLaren speaking (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Peter McLaren speaking (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Peter McLaren speaking (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Peter McLaren speaking (12/75)
Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown, Counsellor Peter McLaren speaking (12/75)
Dawn Smith with the baby Angeline Ann Widmer, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Dawn Smith with the baby Angeline Ann Widmer, Bahá’í youth camp near Georgetown (12/75)
Edward Widmer, Marjorie King and Seigfried Franklin, Georgetown (12/75)
Edward Widmer, Marjorie King and Seigfried Franklin, Georgetown (12/75)
Dawn and Carrie Smith-Dahl, Georgetown (12/75)

In Guyana, we attended a Bahá’í youth camp where Counsellors Leonora Armstrong, Donald Witzel and Peter McLaren were speaking.

Suriname 1975-76

National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (12/75)
Street near the National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (12/75)
Street near the National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (12/75)
Paramaribo (12/75)
Paramaribo (12/75)
Paramaribo (12/75)
enroute Paramaribo to Albina (12/75)
Government guest house near Albina (1/76)
Government guest house near Albina (1/76)
Albina, beach on the Marowijne river (the border with French Guiana) 1/76
Albina, beach on the Marowijne river (the border with French Guiana) 1/76
Bush Negros in Papatamkondré village near Albina, with Dawn and pioneers Jackie and Robert Bailey in the rear (1/76
Albina (1/76)
Home of Robert and Jackie Bailey, Albina (1/76)
View from Albina across the Marowijne river toward French Guiana (1/76)
Birthday party for Khodadad Ardjomandi, Soekie Ardjomandi left, Carrie, Roger Veira holding baby, probably in home of John and Ann Veira, Paramaribo (1/76)
Birthday party for Khodadad Ardjomandi, Soekie Ardjomandi left, Carrie, Roger Veira holding baby, probably in home of John and Ann Veira, Paramaribo (1/76)
Birthday party for Khodadad Ardjomandi, Soekie Ardjomandi left, Carrie, Roger Veira holding baby, probably in home of John and Ann Veira, Paramaribo (1/76)
Lygia Vasilda on the couch with Dawn, Carrie and baby, Eddie Cruz far left with camera, birthday party for Khodadad Ardjomandi, probably in home of John and Ann Veira, Paramaribo (1/76)
Lygia Vasilda on the couch with Dawn, Carrie and baby, Eddie Cruz far left with camera, birthday party for Khodadad Ardjomandi, probably in home of John and Ann Veira, Paramaribo (1/76)
Birthday party for Khodadad Ardjomandi, probably in home of John and Ann Veira, Paramaribo (1/76)
Lygia Vasilda, near Paramaribo (1/76)
near Paramaribo (1/76)
near Paramaribo (1/76)
a village near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in a home near Paramaribo (1/76)
Meeting in the Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (9 January 1976)
Meeting in the Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (9 January 1976)
Guest register, National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (1/76)
Guest register, National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (1/76)
Guest register, National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (1/76)
Guest register, National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (1/76)
Guest register, National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (1/76)
Guest register, National Bahá’í Center, Paramaribo (1/76)

In Suriname, we were briefly in the Capital, Paramaribo, then travelled east to Albina on the border with French Guiana, then returned to the Paramaribo area where a number of meetings were held.

Trinidad 1976

National Bahá’í Center, Trinidad (1/76)
Carrie with a friend, Trinidad (1/76)
Bahá’í friends, Trinidad (1/76)
Bahá’í friends, Trinidad (1/76)

Colombia 1976

Being met at the airport, Bogotá (1/76)
National Bahá’í Center, Bogotá (1/76)
Galo Vanegas in front of the National Bahá’í Center, Bogotá. Hear his music on the Con Ojos de Fe and Canta Ese Melodía albums (under the Music tab of this site). (1/76)

Ecuador 1976

Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í Institute in Otavalo (1/76)
Dawn Smith at Lake Cuicocha near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Scenery near Otavalo (1/76)
Auxiliary Board members Ralph Dexter and Don Rufino Gualavisi (1/76)
Auxiliary Board members Ralph Dexter and Don Rufino Gualavisi (1/76)
Auxiliary Board members Ralph Dexter and Don Rufino Gualavisi (1/76)
Auxiliary Board members Ralph Dexter and Don Rufino Gualavisi (1/76)
Auxiliary Board members Ralph Dexter and Don Rufino Gualavisi (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango in Andaviejo. José (left) sings the song Pacarina Huraspi, the last song on Side 1 of the album Con Ojos de Fe (see under the Music tab of this site). (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango in Andaviejo. José (left) sings the song Pacarina Huraspi, the last song on Side 1 of the album Con Ojos de Fe (see under the Music tab of this site). (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango with Auxiliary Board members Don Rufino Gualavisi and Ralph Dexter, Andaviejo (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango with Auxiliary Board members Don Rufino Gualavisi and Ralph Dexter, Andaviejo (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango with Auxiliary Board members Don Rufino Gualavisi and Ralph Dexter, Andaviejo (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango in Andaviejo. José (left) sings the song Pacarina Huraspi, the last song on Side 1 of the album Con Ojos de Fe (see under the Music tab of this site). (1/76)
Margarita Andrango, Andaviejo (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango in Andaviejo. José (left) sings the song Pacarina Huraspi, the last song on Side 1 of the album Con Ojos de Fe (see under the Music tab of this site). (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango with Auxiliary Board members Don Rufino Gualavisi and Ralph Dexter, Andaviejo (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango with Auxiliary Board members Don Rufino Gualavisi and Ralph Dexter, Andaviejo (1/76)
Auxiliary Board members Don Rufino Gualavisi and Ralph Dexter, Andaviejo (1/76)
Bahá’í children José y Margarita Andrango in Andaviejo. José (left) sings the song Pacarina Huraspi, the last song on Side 1 of the album Con Ojos de Fe (see under the Music tab of this site). (1/76)
Auxiliary Board member Don Rufino Gualavisi (1/76)
Auxiliary Board member Don Rufino Gualavisi (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)
Bahá’í exhibit, Otavalo (1/76)

El Salvador 1976

Héctor Enrique de Paz, Aquiles Avencio de Paz, Mauricio Brizuela and Manuel Ortíz (not necessarily in that order), National Bahá’í Center, San Salvador (1/76)
Héctor Enrique de Paz, Aquiles Avencio de Paz, Mauricio Brizuela and Manuel Ortíz (not necessarily in that order), National Bahá’í Center, San Salvador (1/76)

Green Acre 1978

‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s room, Green Acre (8/78)
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s room, Green Acre (8/78)
Youth at Green Acre (8/78)
Youth at Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Manny Reimer addressing the friends, Green Acre (8/78)
Manny Reimer addressing the friends, Green Acre (8/78)
Manny Reimer addressing the friends, Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Green Acre (8/78)
Graves of Hand of the Cause Louis Gregory and his wife Louise Gregory, near Green Acre (8/78)

In 1978 I attended a session at the Green Acre Bahá’í School in Eliot, Maine, with my son Ian.

Quito, Ecuador international conference 1982

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Visit to the gravesite of Hand of the Cause Dr. Mohájir, Quito (8/82)
Visit to the gravesite of Hand of the Cause Dr. Mohájir, Quito (8/82)
Visit to the gravesite of Hand of the Cause Dr. Mohájir, Quito (8/82)
Visit to the gravesite of Hand of the Cause Dr. Mohájir, Quito (8/82)
Visit to the gravesite of Hand of the Cause Dr. Mohájir, Quito (8/82)
Visit to the gravesite of Hand of the Cause Dr. Mohájir, Quito (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Friends from Haiti (l-r): Alanna Robinson Vreeland, Michael Bannister, Greg Dahl holding Ian Smith-Dahl, Linda Gershuny, Hans Thimm, trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Ian Smith-Dahl in front of Radio Bahá’í, Otavalo (8/82)
Radio Bahá’í, Otavalo (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
Trip to visit Radio Bahá’í in Otavalo (8/82)
At the equator, Ian Smith-Dahl (center) (8/82)
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At the equator, Hans Thimm and Linda Gershuny (center) (8/82)
Hands of the Cause & Counsellors: Mas‘úd Khamsí (speaking); seated l-r: Donald Witzel, Angus Cowan, Paul Haney, Lloyd Gardner, ?, Ruth Pringle; standing l-r: Farzam Arbab, Athos Costas, Hidáyatu’lláh Ahmadíyyíh, Fred Schechter, Raul Pavon, Sabino Ortega (Bolivia NSA), ? (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Sabino Ortega of the Bolivian National Spiritual Assembly (speaking), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Counsellor Farzam Arbab (left, facing camera), Counsellor Athos Costas (near center), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Hand of the Cause Paul Haney (center), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Hand of the Cause Paul Haney (center), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Counsellor Angus Cowan (right of center), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Don Rufino Gualavisi (center, with hat), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Counsellors Ruth Pringle and Raúl Pavón (foreground), Ralph Dexter (right), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Andrés Jachakollo, International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Andrés Jachakollo, International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Andrés Jachakollo, International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Hand of the Cause Paul Haney (center), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Hand of the Cause Paul Haney (foreground center), Counsellor Angus Cowan (right center), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
Counsellors Ruth Pringle (center) and Raúl Pavón (right), Andrés Jachakollo (lower right corner), International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)
International Bahá’í Conference, Quito, Ecuador (8/82)

In 1982 Ian and I attended the International Bahá’í Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in Quito, Ecuador. Before the conference we visited the grave of Hand of the Cause Dr. Mohájir and the Bahá’í radio station and institute in Otavalo.