I have heard this or similar wording at larger Open Speaker meetings in Texas over the past 40+ years, but have no way of knowing if THIS is the referenced...
April 1, 1940 - Larry J. of Houston is said to have written "The Texas Prayer," used to open AA meetings in Texas. Does anyone have the words to this prayer? -...
... - - - - If someone has a better source, disregard this. Assuming that Helen Wynn was using that name at the time of her death, and that she is included in...
On further research of the emmigration records I have found that the Gavin Family sailed from Queenstown(now Cobh) in Cork to Philadelphia USA on April 2nd...
The first AA pamphlet came out in April 1939: In the New York Archive of GSO, there is a copy of a 'pamphlet' that was made up and distributed very shortly...
Books only during the Fall of 1939! The first pamphlet wasn't until mid-1940 when the office published the Houston Press articles. Posted on silkworth.net ...
Bill Wilson's Will - 12th day of January, 1968 ... I, WILLIAM GRIFFITH WILSON, residing in Bedford Hills, Westchester County, State of New York, being of sound...
Les Cole's instructions take you to a copy of the wills on a well-known anti-AA website (see the end of this message for the URLs). - - - - An email from...
Copies of the Agreement between Bill and AAWorld Services, Inc dated April 29, 1963 can be found by entering: William Wilson Will on the URL line which brings...
Perhaps it comes from the practice, described on page 103 of "Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers," of giving small amounts of alcohol periodically to alcoholics...
I have a first printing of The Daily Reflections which does not include the listing of The Twelve Steps and The Twelve Traditions. Can anyone tell me at which...
I believe this "idea" arose during Bill's stay with Anne and Bob Smith, but my source (http://www.barefootsworld.net/aa-bbtrivia.html) is unclear as to whether...
Michael (and all), The way I consistently heard it during my 1970s research, including from Lois herself, was that Bill did not keep booze "on the sideboard"...
Foreword to second edition, page xviii: "[5 months after the 1st ed. of the Big Book was published in April 1939,] in the fall of 1939 [in September] Fulton...
In a February 1948 Grapevine article entitled "Real Old-Timers Meet With New Babies to Exchange Views on Program," we find the following paragraph: "The six...
The answer to questions about royalties are basically found in reading a copy of Bill's WILL and Lois's WILL. Les C - - - - From the moderator: So does anybody...
Hi all, On page 281 in "Dr. Bob And The Good Old Timers" there's a paragraph that reads: "Remembering his own disastrous trip to Atlantic City and Bill's...
As I understand it the land Father Martin and Mae wanted to obtain for the treatment center in North Carolina was going to be difficult to obtain for zoning,...
Cece Archer
cecearcher@...
Mar 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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In Warden Duffy's speech in 1960 at the Long Beach convention, he said he formed the group in 1941 (AA Today, as quoted earlier) -- that's the word of the...
Greetings LD, You raise an interesting point about the housing of archival materials and access to them. No doubt others will have valuable experience to...
Mike Breedlove
mikeb415@...
Mar 19, 2009 8:02 pm
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Father Martin was planning a place in North Carolina, and I was surprised when he opened the place in Maryland. Does anyone know why he changed to Maryland? -...
I arrived home from the hospital yesterday after my colon resection and I'd like to thank everyone for their prayers and support. I have a recovery period of 6...
AA Archives should be based on fact. Here are a few. The San Quentin Warden that was presented the 25 millionth copy of the Big Book at the International...
Shakey1aa@...
Mar 18, 2009 8:00 pm
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It also strikes me that if Owen V. heard the message of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1941 at a meeting in the prison in Salem, Oregon at a meeting started by Doc...
Do you also recall that after receiving the 25 millionth Big Book and returning home she was out of a job? A rather ignoble homecoming. Cheers Arthur ... On...
And of course the rest of the story is that the 25 millionth copy of the Big Book was presented to the then current warden of San Quentin in recognition of its...
marionoredstone
MarionORedstone@...
Mar 14, 2009 9:29 pm
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I have often wondered why regional and state AA Archives are not placed physically into the library of a large institution. (Or smaller local institution.) ...
But isn't there a difference between a Prison Group and taking a meeting into a Prison? Moreover, since the San Quentin group was formed in 1941 and the first...
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