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There are a wealth of books about Bahá'ís such as provided at [https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=baha%27is WorldCat] but here's a list of books and articles that could help with countries: (still being developed) | There are a wealth of books about Bahá'ís such as provided at [https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=baha%27is WorldCat] but here's a list of books and articles that could help with countries: (still being developed) | ||
===America (the United States and Canada)=== | ===America (the United States and Canada)=== | ||
The religion began to be established in America circa 1992 with the arrival of the first Bahá'í in the country.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_Faith_in_the_United_States Baháʼí Faith in the United States] Wikipedia, accessed Feb 29, 2020</ref> Significant progress was achieved with the first Americans joining the religion in 1894. There was a survey of religions and demographic information submitted to the office of the US Census circa 1935-1937. See [https://bahaipedia.org/Bahá'í_Historical_Record_Survey Bahá'í Historical Record Survey]. Followup surveys had been done and population data reviewed especially in the PhD by Arthur Hampson.<ref>''The growth and spread of the Baha'i Faith'', PhD dissertation for the Department of Geography, University of Hawaii by Arthur Hampson, May 1980, UMI 8022655, oclc 652914306 </ref> Some followup came when it was announced in news outlets that the religion was the largest minority religion in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web | title = South Carolina, Religious Traditions, 2010| work =State Membership Report | publisher = ARDA| url = http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/45/rcms2010_45_state_name_2010.asp| accessdate = March 19, 2015}}</ref> Some county-by-county maps have been produced.<ref> | The religion began to be established in America circa 1992 with the arrival of the first Bahá'í in the country.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_Faith_in_the_United_States Baháʼí Faith in the United States] Wikipedia, accessed Feb 29, 2020</ref> Significant progress was achieved with the first Americans joining the religion in 1894. There was a survey of religions and demographic information submitted to the office of the US Census circa 1935-1937. See [https://bahaipedia.org/Bahá'í_Historical_Record_Survey Bahá'í Historical Record Survey]. Followup surveys had been done and population data reviewed especially in the PhD by Arthur Hampson.<ref>''The growth and spread of the Baha'i Faith'', PhD dissertation for the Department of Geography, University of Hawaii by Arthur Hampson, May 1980, UMI 8022655, oclc 652914306 </ref> Some followup came when it was announced in news outlets that the religion was the largest minority religion in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web | title = South Carolina, Religious Traditions, 2010| work =State Membership Report | publisher = ARDA| url = http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/45/rcms2010_45_state_name_2010.asp| accessdate = March 19, 2015}}</ref> Some county-by-county maps have been produced.<ref>{{cite web| last =Kolodner| first =Alexander| title =The Baha'i Faith Compared to Race in American Counties| date =May 1, 2014| url =https://sites.tufts.edu/gis/files/2014/11/Kolodner_Alex.pdf| accessdate =March 18, 2015}}</ref> | ||
====General histories that give names==== | ====General histories that give names==== | ||