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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
"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...
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 ...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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,...
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...
"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...
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...