Buffs, again I would like to thank Charles and Douglas of AA History and Trivia for permission to use their list. I have added dates from other sources, so I...
Random Thoughts NOW THAT YOU ARE SOBER, you naturally feel that you want to make restitution in every possible way for the trouble you have caused your family,...
My gratitude to Glenn C. for permission too post this material. A Manual for Alcoholics Anonymous THE AKRON MANUAL 1940 Edit. This present text, available for...
The first case of an anonymity break at the national level occurred in May 1940. Ralston Burdett "Rollie" Hemsley was born June 24, 1907, in Syracuse, Ohio. ...
EDITORIAL The Shape of Things to Come In the book Alcoholics Anonymous There is a chapter called "A Vision for You." Wandering through it recently, my eye was...
What We Were Like Emmet Fox and Alcoholics Anonymous One of the very early recovering alcoholics who worked with co-founder Bill W. was a man named Al, whose...
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The following was written by Glenn Chesnut, Ph.D., Indiana University South Bend It is posted here with permission: We know a lot about how The Little Red Book...
Does anyone know the history of the Hollywood Young People's Group? This past weekend at the 30th ACYPAA, in Modesto, the Longtimer at the Saturday nite...
Grapevine, June 1944 -- "Grapevine" in Bow. (Author unknown, but probably Bill Wilson.) In a big smoke-filled room six ink-stained wretches sipped at their...
Grapevine, June 1944 -- A.A. GOES TO SEA Or rather the merchant seamen have discovered A.A.! Just over a year ago, Dr. Florence Powdermaker, a well-known...
DO YOU KNOW ..............? What the Purpose of the Foundation Is: Answer: The Alcoholic Foundation is comprised of seven trustees, four of whom (a majority)...
The first A.A. International Convention was held in Cleveland July 28-30, 1950. A.A. membership was approaching a hundred thousand and there were thirty-five ...
June 1944 CENTRAL COMMITTEE At the continuation of the semi-annual corporation meeting Wednesday night, May 10, the Acting President pro term [sic] called the...
I just got a message that Searcy Whaley had surgery on his left foot and had to have his toe big removed due to Level two diabetes last week He is recovering...
The seventh AA International Convention was held in New Orleans, LA, in 1980. The big meetings were held in the immense, air-conditioned Superdome. Nell Wing,...
The fifth AA International Convention was held in Miami in 1970. It was the first one that I attended. Nell Wing, Bill's secretary, wrote: "More than 13,000...
The eighth AA International Convention was held in Montreal in 1985. The was the second to be held outside the United States, both in Canada. It drew more...
Hi History Buffs, The 1980 convention was my first big International and it was awesome/ The ice cream bars on Bourbon street were a first, A drunk stopped...
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Just read the posting - what a wonderful memory of that convention!! It was my first, and I went with my mother, Ruth Hock Crecelius. She could hardly ...
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Interview: A Doctor Speaks George E. Vaillant, M.D., joined AA's General Service Board as a Class A (nonalcoholic) trustee in 1998. He is professor of...
Going Through The Steps By Clarence Snyder Before beginning the steps the sponsor must first qualify the person who has requested to follow the path. Find out...
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When Dr. Bob passed away his son allegedly sent a telegram to the Alcoholic Foundation. Anyone knows what it said? One guy told me, Bill W. read the text to a...
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Dear Group In his notes on primary sources at the end of " Not God: a history of Alcoholics Anonymous". Ernest Kurtz records in," interviews of historically...
Buffs, I have just returned from three weeks out of town and could not moderate the Buffs during my absence. I find that more than 25 people joined in my...
Clarence S sponsored Mitchell K who became quite a collector of AA history. Mitch wrote "How It Worked" based on Clarence's views of the founding. The Recover...
HOW IT WORKED THE STORY OF CLARENCE H. SNYDER AND THE EARLY DAYS OF AA IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. CAN BE FOUND AT www.aabbsg.de/chs/index.htm IN THE FELLOWSHIP, MB....
Buffs, again I would like to thank Charles and Douglas of AA History and Trivia for permission to use their list. I have added dates from other sources and...
