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List of all the cities with A.A. groups as of Dec. 31, 1941. Very impressive growth, going from one or more established groups in 22 cities in November 1940...
5 Nov 22, 2009
8:58 pm

Charlie Bishop, Jr.
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AAHL Group, I'm a member of a 12 step group that was founded by Tom Powers -- early AA member and Bill Wilson's main editorial consultant. This 12 step group...
4 Nov 22, 2009
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Lynn Sawyer
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I see that E-Entertainment and Hallmark are making a new movie about Lois Wilson, naming her as a COFOUNDER of AA. (Winona Ryder is playing Lois in the Toronto...
4 Nov 20, 2009
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Lee Carroll, CPA
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Hello everyone, Since I am deaf and a member of the anonymous group, I have a special question. I was referred to the free resources in the free stuff section...
2 Nov 16, 2009
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I read on a date list that in Nov 14 1940, the Alcoholic Foundation published the first AA Bulletin. What was it? Is there a copy available which could be...
2 Nov 15, 2009
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Jack Mulhall Director of The Ed Keating Center in Cleveland, Ohio, 48 yrs Sober. Our friend Jack Mulhall took his journey home to the Lord on Sunday evening,...
1 Nov 15, 2009
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J. C.
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I recently visited Dr. Bob's house again. During our tour the guide told us to notice the phone number on the old rotary dial phone in the living room. The...
5 Nov 11, 2009
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"The Hands of AA" The 2010 Alcoholics Anonymous History Calendar A source of some good AA historical information: A list of the first AA groups in each of the...
1 Nov 10, 2009
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Paul Martin from Illinois (sober over 50 years) died on Sunday 10/25/09. Obituary: Paul W. Martin, age 87, of Bethlehem Woods, LaGrange Park, formerly of ...
4 Nov 10, 2009
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Jim
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Dear History lovers, An older member mentioned reading somewhere about an incident where many AA's gathered together outside the hospital where Bill was being...
1 Nov 10, 2009
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"Off the Walls: Wisdom from the Road of Happy Destiny," by Don G. (Temple, Texas), 179 pp., published 2009. Over a twelve-year period, Don carried a notebook...
2 Nov 7, 2009
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Tracy Grenier
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From: John Barton <jax760@...>  (jax760 at yahoo.com) The First Woman in A.A. The first woman to achieve any sober time following the "Life Changing...
1 Nov 4, 2009
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Glenn Chesnut
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From: John Barton <jax760@...> (jax760 at yahoo.com) "A Close Shave" Big Book 1st Edition page 348 Many web sites and historians have connected Harry...
1 Nov 4, 2009
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Glenn Chesnut
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LD Pierce <eztone@...> (eztone at hotmail.com) would like to obtain a copy, if anybody made one, of the article by Michael St. George on the Herbert...
2 Nov 3, 2009
10:42 pm

James Bliss
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I am looking for an article written by Bill Wilson entitled "Mature Love." I have been told that it was about relationships. Looking for info and source...
2 Nov 3, 2009
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Glenn Chesnut
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What does the phrase "the Great Reality" on pp. 55 and 161 of the Big Book refer to, and what is its origin? Bernadette M. King City Group Ontario, Canada...
8 Nov 3, 2009
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The first World Services approved Braille copy of "As Bill Sees It" was transcribed in September, 2009. If anyone wants more info, I'll be glad to provide it. ...
1 Nov 1, 2009
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Mae H.
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I just noticed a difference in 2 AA pamphlets as I de-acidified, removed staples and re-sewn them. Both are 1944 pamphlets and the first one I have (which...
1 Oct 30, 2009
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Paregoric, or _camphorated_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphor) _tincture_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture) of _opium_ ...
2 Oct 30, 2009
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James Bliss
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Howdy: What was the sedative described by Bill W. on p. 7 of the Big Book? "next day found me drinking both gin and sedative" Thanks and God Bless, Ben H,...
9 Oct 25, 2009
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Glenn Chesnut
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On November 19, 2009 fromm 1-3 PM CST at Level Plains Group, in Level Plains, Alabama. (About three miles east of Enterprise, Alabama, in the southeastern...
1 Oct 25, 2009
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john wikelius
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"We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He (sic) may be found." (Big Book, page 55) Cf: "With few...
1 Oct 25, 2009
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jenny andrews
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Can anyone tell me the history of holding hands at the end of the meetings during the Lord's Prayer? I have heard it was practiced in the beginning of AA and...
3 Oct 22, 2009
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