August 30, 2018
The Event is Not the Process During his third day of treatment at Towns Hospital, Bill W. ingested the essence of our Twelve Steps while being […]
July 2, 2018
Have you noticed that the circle and triangle symbol no longer appears at the top of the Grapevine’s Table of Contents? The decision to remove it […]
March 2, 2018
At a Central Committee meeting on the first Tuesday of November 1944, the idea of an A. A. Downtown Office was first brought up. After almost, […]
February 23, 2018
In February of 1938, Bill W approached the Rockefeller establishment requesting funds for an alcoholic hospital and recuperation center. Thus was prompted a Rockefeller associate, Frank […]
November 22, 2017
Rowland Hazard was the first in the chain of events leading to AA founding moments of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. In attempt to receive a […]
November 1, 2017
In 1968, a well-meaning AA wrote to Bill, in deep concern about an influx of youthful hippies or flower children to local AA groups, along with […]
October 30, 2017
Ebby T. is the person who carried his alcoholic solution to Bill W. Clarence S., Cleveland AA founder, is quoted: “Bill might have scored the touchdown, […]
October 2, 2017
By October 1942 the United States had been an active participant in World War II for ten months. Many members around Cleveland, Ohio had volunteered for, […]
August 28, 2017
“Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as your Program of Recovery:” Admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become […]
July 28, 2017
Ebby T. was in deep chicken fat trouble! He had been arrested for running his car into the side of a Manchester, Vermont, lady’s house, then […]
July 5, 2017
“Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our DIRECTIONS.” Heard this before? It may have been at Founders’ Day in Akron. They […]
April 24, 2017
When AA was young and the members few, there was little known of the movement by outsiders. And the handful of men and women who started […]