The Baháʼí Faith in Greater Boston, a combined statistical area, has had glimpses of the religion in the 19th century arising to its first community of religionists at the turn of the century. Early n
Alfred E. Lunt (1910)
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, during his trip to the United States
Mohonk Mountain House, a resort hotel located on the Shawangunk Ridge
Photograph of Abdul-Baha visiting Green Acre, United States, in 1912
Thornton Chase
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Thornton Chase was a distinguished officer of the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War, and the first western convert to the Baháʼí Faith.
Baháʼí Faith in Greater Boston
…At the same time, some perhaps well-meaning if inaccurate reviews or even misinformed views of the Bábist/Baháʼí views were done as early as 1900. Thornton Chase (February 22, 1847 – September 30, 1912) was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and was a U.S. businessman and writer; he was commonly recognized as…
Thornton Chase, c. 1900
Names from the plaque on the African American Civil War Memorial of the 26th Regiment, USCI, James B. Chase on 13th line near left
Names from the plaque on the African American Civil War Memorial of the 104th Regiment, USCI, James B. Chase on 10th line near left
Thornton Chase (seated, second from right) among Baháʼís in Egypt.