Dr. Bob's Last Message Presented at
1st International Conference of A.A. July 28 - 30, 1950
Bill W's Last Message Presented at New York
Intergroup Association Annual Dinner, Oct 10, 1970 - Click Here
William G. 'Bill' Wilson -
b. November 26, 1895. d. January 24, 1971 Bill's
Obituary News Clipping of his Death and Gravestone - Click Here
Lois Burnham Wilson - beloved wife of Bill W.
b. March 4, 1891 d. October 5, 1988



Co-founder of The Al-Anon Family Groups - Click Here
Dr Bob's Story (affectionately "Smitty")
b. August 8, 1879. d. November 16, 1950 - Click Here
Anne Ripley Smith - beloved wife of Dr. Bob
b. March 3, 1881. d. June 1, 1949 


(affectionately known as "The Mother of A.A.") - Click Here
More about Bill W and Lois - Click Here
Stepping Stones the Historic Home
of Bill and Lois Wilson - Click Here
Dr Bob's and his beloved wife Anne's Gravestone - Click Here
More about Dr. Bob's wife Anne - Click Here
First Male Member of A.A. Bill Dotson (after Bill & Bob)
known as the "The Man On The Bed" - Click Here
First Female Member of A.A. Sylvia K. - Click Here
Was A.A. for Men Only - A Woman's View of Early A.A. - Click Here
First Female Member of A.A. Sybil C.
West of the Mississippi - Click Here
Big Book - Chapter 5 How It Works, sentence
"Rarely have we seen a person fail ..." was changed
from "Never have we seen a person fail ..." to ......... - Click Here
Preamble of A.A.
Old Version and the New Version - Click Here
Where did the 12 Steps come from? - Click Here
Where did the 12 Traditions come from? - Click Here
Where did the 3rd Tradition come from? - Click Here

The Origin of the "Twenty-Four Hours a Day Book" - Click Here


The Origin of "Our Serenity Prayer" - Click Here
Why the "Singleness of Purpose" in A.A. - Click Here



Bill Wilson's Talk to the
Manhattan A.A. Group, NYC, 1955 - Click Here
Bill Wilson's Talk to the
National Committee On Alcoholism in 1956 - Click Here
The 1939 Liberty Magazine Article about A.A. - Click Here
How Al-Anon Was Started - Click Here
that have been made in the program portion of the
(the first 164 pages and the roman numeraled pages)
since it was first published on April 10, 1939
Bill Wilson
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