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Personal Memories of Clara Dunn – An Online Presentation by Mariette Leong
September 6, 2020, in Videos > Talk, by Naysan NaraqiAs Baha’is in Australia celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Baha’i Faith in Australia, in this special online presentation, we are fortunate to have Mariette Leong, daughter of Hand of the Cause of God Collis Featherstone, shares her personal memories of Clara Dunn (often referred to as ‘Mother Dunn’), who together with her husband Hyde Dunn, were the first Baha’is to come to Australia in 1920.
Special thanks to Mariette and Ho-San Leong, and to all those involved in helping to make this happen.
Learn more about Clara Dunn by either reading or listening to this article called “Remembering Clara Dunn” here:
* Article: Remembering Clara Dunn
* Audio: Remembering Clara Dunn
You can also watch this interview with Mariette Leong about Clara and Hyde Dunn given with the Wilmette Institute: “Recollections of the Hands of the Cause of God Clara Dunn and Henry Hyde Dunn” | Mariette Leong
You may also enjoy this presentation by Graham Hassall about Clara and Hyde Dunn: Clara and Hyde Dunn – A Presentation by Graham Hassall
You can also read more about Collis Featherstone in this article written by Mariette Leong: 25th Anniversary of the passing of Hand of the Cause of God Collis Featherstone
And learn more about the history of the Baha’i Faith in Australia here: Centenary of the Baha’i Faith in Australia
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Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.
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What a precious testimony of Mother Dunn. My daughter Carmel, from France, had the privilege to serve at the Sydney Temple 2 years ago. My husband and I came to visit her, the 3 of us had the blessing to pay hommage to Mother and Father while visiting their grave and praying there.
My heartfelt thanks to Mrs Leong for this talk and the one about her beloved father I listened to few months ago.
Roxana Baghdadi (December 12, 2020 at 9:47 PM)